Inverness-shire is a maritime county in north central Scotland, the largest Highland countie, bounded on the north by Beauly and Moray firths and Ross and Cromarty, on the east lies Nairnshire, Morayshire, Banffshire, and Aberdeenshire, south by Perthshire and Argyllshire.
Inverness-shire is one of the traditional counties in Scotland. Its main town is Inverness, and it also includes Kingussie, Fort William and Mallaig. The county also coveres a number of islands - North Uist, South Uist and Harris from the Outer Hebrides, and Skye and the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. Today it is administered as parts of the unitary authorities Highland and Outer Hebrides.
In 1972, the Isle of Rockall Act was passed, formally incorporating the tiny island of Rockall into the UK as part of Inverness-shire.
The surface of the shire is generally mountainous, counting among its highest peaks Ben Nevis, at 4406 feet the highest peak in Great Britain. The shire also has many of Scotland's most famous glens, including Urquehart, Nevis, Garry and Coe. Their wild and scenic beauty and extensive deer forests are preserved in national parks.
Because of the shire's rugged terrain, only about 5% is under cultivation. The chief towns of the mainland are Inverness, the county seat, Fort William, Kinlochleven, and Spean Bridge.
Cities & Towns in Inverness-shire: Inverness, Fort William,
Kingussie, Newtonmore and Portree.
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