The Cromarty Shipping Forecast region, cradled within the rugged embrace of the Scottish Highlands with Fair Isle to the north and Forth to the south, is steeped in a tapestry of Gaelic lore and maritime history.
The name comes from the town of Cromarty, which derives from the Gaelic ‘crom’ and ‘bàgh’, meaning ‘crooked bay’, which makes sense when you look at a map.
Nestled on the northern tip of Black Isle, a peninsula 25 miles north of Inverness, the town itself is a time capsule of Georgian and Victorian splendour, a testament to its historic prosperity and cultural significance.
The key to this importance is the Cromarty Firth, an arm of the sea that stretches its fingers deep into the Highland landscape to create
