Monument record MHG9095 - Dingwall Burgh

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Grid reference Centred NH 5499 5875 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH55NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DINGWALL

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NB GR corrected to above, centre of High Street - HAW 9/2003

NH55NE 22 55 58.

This royal burgh was granted by Robert 1 to William, Earl of Ross in 1321; the name is of Norse origin.
W J Watson 1904; N Macrae 1923; G S Pryde 1965; G G Simpson 1972; W F H Nicolaisen 1976; RCAHMS 1979.

Burgh survey report in Assoc. Docs

Sources/Archives (10)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Dingwall and Strathpeffer. {195-?}. Dingwall and Strathpeffer: official guide.
  • --- Text/Report: Historic Scotland. 1996. Historic Dingwall, the archaeological implications of development. with colour-coded constraint maps showing areas of protected ancient monuments, possible areas requiring archaeological monitoring and areas that are archaeologically sterile.. . 1:2500 scale constraint map.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Nicolaisen, W F H. 1976. Scottish place names: their study and significance. 119.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Pryde, G S. 1965. The burghs of Scotland: a critical list. 45, No. 117.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 31, No. 266.
  • --- Text/Report: Simpson and Stevenson, A T and S. 1981. Historic Dingwall: the archaeological implications of development. .
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Simpson, G G (ed.). 1972. Scotland's medieval burghs: an archaeological heritage in danger. 33.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1904. Place names of Ross and Cromarty. 93-4.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: James Urquhart, F.S.A., S.C.O.T.. 1896. 'Preliminary notice of the seals of the royal burghs of Scotland.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 30 1896, p.253-66. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 253-66. 253-66.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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