Shandwick ( gd, Seannduaig), a village near

Tain Tain ( Gaelic: ''Baile Dhubhthaich'') is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. Etymology The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The ...

Easter Ross Easter Ross ( gd, Ros an Ear) is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland. The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituenc ...

, and is in the

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council area of

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, Balintore, and Shandwick are known collectively as the Seaboard Villages. It is well known because of the nearby

Clach a' Charridh The Clach a' Charridh or Shandwick Stone is a Class II Pictish stone located near Shandwick on the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. Carving It is a Class II stone, with the cross facing the seaward side, ...

or Shandwick Stone, a Class II Pictish stone.

External links

History Website'' - online archive of the social history of the Seaboard Villages; Hilton, Balintore, and Shandwick
* Populated places in Ross and Cromarty {{Highland-geo-stub