Dingwall and Seaforth

Dingwall and Seaforth is a ward in the eastern part of the Highland council area, centred on the town of Dingwall at the head of the Cromarty Firth. The area includes surrounding villages like Maryburgh and Conon Bridge, along with a stretch of coastline and agricultural land. Dingwall functions as a service and administrative hub for this part of Ross-shire, with its historic role as a county town still evident in its layout and buildings.

The ward extends north to include the straths and moorland around the River Peffery and Loch Ussie. A notable feature is the presence of the Cromarty Firth, a significant waterway for industry and wildlife, with oil rigs often seen undergoing maintenance in the inlet. The landscape is a mix of settled farmland along the firth and more open, rolling countryside inland, shaping a primarily rural community with a central market town.