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Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland

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The Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland was historically responsible for enforcing law and order in Ross-shire, Cromartyshire and Sutherland in Scotland.

The area was part of the shire of Inverness from the 12th century. A Sheriff of Cromarty existed from the mid-13th century, initially with a relatively small jurisdiction around the town of Cromarty, subsequently enlarged in the late 17th century to include various other tracts of land scattered across the province of Ross. There are a couple of references to a Sheriff of Ross in the 15th century, but the position was not permanently established until 1662, after an act of parliament of 1661 separated Ross-shire from Inverness-shire.

The two counties shared a sheriff from 1748, known as the Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty. From 1870 the sheriff was also shared with the neighbouring county of Sutherland, becoming the Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland.[1] Following a further reorganisation in 1946 it became the Sheriff of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty.

Sheriffs of Cromarty

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The position of the sheriff of Cromarty was a heritable position.

Sheriffs of Ross

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Position re-established 1662

Sheriffs of Ross and Cromarty (1748)

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Sheriffs of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland (1870)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No. 8087". The Edinburgh Gazette. 23 August 1870. p. 1001.
  2. ^ The Journal of Jurisprudence: Volume 30. T. T. Clark. 1886. p. 85. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Allan D. (2014). Governing Gaeldom. Brill. p. 156. ISBN 9789004269255. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sheffield, Edwin Charles (2023). The MacKenzie Earls of Seaforth and the Stuart dynasty, 1651–1719 (PhD thesis) (PDF). University of Glasgow. pp. 100, 185. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ Mackay, Robert (1829). History of the House and Clan of Mackay. p. 426. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "ROSE, Hugh I (1663-1732), of Kilravock, Nairn". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ Brunton, George (1849). An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice of Scotland. p. 475. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  8. ^ Burke, Bernard (1937). Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. p. 1951. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  9. ^ "GORDON, Sir William, 1st Bt. (d. 1742), of Uppat, nr. Dunrobin, Sutherland". History of Parliament Online (1690-1715). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ a b Rose, Hugh. A Genealogical Deduction of the Family of Rose of Kilravock. p. 408.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sheriffs of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland". Dornoch Historylinks. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. ^ Commons, House of. ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS-Volume 33. p. 216.
  13. ^ "No. 21143". The London Gazette. 11 October 1850. p. 2681.
  14. ^ "No. 21223". The London Gazette. 1 July 1851. p. 1703.
  15. ^ "Moray Register" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. ^ "No. 24232". The London Gazette. 30 July 1875. p. 2817.
  17. ^ "Biographies of Candidates: Scotland". The Times. London. 30 June 1886. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2016 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  18. ^ a b Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. p. 11.
  19. ^ a b Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. p. 13.
  20. ^ a b SCOTTISH LAW REVIEW AND SHERIFF COURT REPORTS. VOL. XXIL— 1906. p. 39.
  21. ^ a b "No. 27991". The London Gazette. 1 February 1907. p. 737.
  22. ^ a b "No. 12433". The Edinburgh Gazette. 13 February 1912. p. 147.