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Art Galleries 9 Museums 8 Theatres 4 Holiday Parks 4 Nature Reserves 3 Lakes 2 Stadiums 2 Aquariums 2 Golf Courses 2 Park and Gardens 2 Cathedrals 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesGP surgeryCovid Assessment Centres4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKiltearn Primary School1.8 miSecondaryDingwall Academy4.3 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportInverness Airport INV15 miMajor airportAberdeen International Airport ABZ88 miRailway stationDingwall4.6 miBus stationBus StationInverness14 miFerryInvergordon Port Ferry Terminal8.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV16 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IV16 postcode district.

County or areaHighland
Postcode districtIV16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 18 h 5 min4:16 am – 10:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 33 min8:59 am – 3:32 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,041 residentsin the Ross and Cromarty East census areaMedian age 52.41,355 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 1,474 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month December: highs 5°C, lows -1°C1,123 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December87 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -1 to 5°CJFebruary: -1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 15°CSOctober: 4 to 11°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: -1 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoch Agoolake · 1.3 miClach Liath Forestforest · under a mileLoch J.Ulake · 1.3 miEas a' Chonaisgwaterfall · 2.0 miMeall an Tuircmountain · 2.7 miSwordale Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEvanton Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 miPefferside Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haDarroch Braepark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 27 Nov 197542 mi away, KintailMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jul 202646 mi away, Lochcarron, HighlandSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.0 · PM2.5 3.7 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband58% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,473 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 319 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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