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'''Ross-shire''', known as the '''County of Ross''' or simply '''Ross''', is a county of the [[Scottish Highlands]]. The county borders [[Inverness-shire]] to the south and [[Sutherland]] to the north. The county of [[Cromartyshire]] consists of multiple detached parts scattered across Ross-shire. Ross-shire was established by 1661, although its origins as a territorial subdivision date back the the province of Ross, first documented in the 10th century.
The county can be divided into three parts; Easter Ross and Wester Ross on the mainland, and the Isle of Lewis in the [[Hebrides]].
[[Category:Scottish counties]]