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Sheriff of Ross, Cromarty and Sutherland

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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.
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existed from the mid-13th century, initially with a relatively small jurisdiction around the town of
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The MacKenzie Earls of Seaforth and the Stuart dynasty, 1651–1719 (PhD thesis)
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An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice of Scotland
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The position of the sheriff of Cromarty was a heritable position.
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sheriffdom of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty
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Sheriff of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty
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The two counties shared a sheriff from 1748, known as the
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Sheriffdom of Caithness, Sutherland, Orkney & Zetland
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Sheriff of the Shires of Ross, Cromarty, and Sutherland
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Index

Sheriff of the Shires of Ross, Cromarty, and Sutherland
law and order
Ross-shire
Cromartyshire
Sutherland
shire of Inverness
Cromarty
province
Ross
Sheriff of Inverness, Moray, Nairn & Ross & Cromarty
incomplete
adding missing items
William de Monte Alto
William III, Earl of Ross
Balnagowan
Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth
Kenneth Mackenzie, 4th Earl of Seaforth
Sir Robert Munro
Hugh Rose, 15th of Kilravock
Sir William Gordon, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Munro
Hugh Rose, 16th of Kilravock
George Deas
Thomas Mackenzie
George Moir
John Macdonald
William Mackintosh
John Cheyne
Alexander Low
Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall

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