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==Geography and transport== [[File:View_over_Dingwall_to_Ben_Wyvis%2C_from_Alcaig.jpg|thumb|right|View over Dingwall to [[Ben Wyvis]]]] Dingwall lies near the head of the [[Cromarty Firth]] where the valley of the Peffery unites with the alluvial lands at the mouth of the Conon, {{convert|14|mi|km}} northwest of [[Inverness]]. The town contains a particularly short canal, the [[Dingwall Canal]], also known locally as the River Peffery.<ref>{{canmore|num=12769|desc=Dingwall Canal|access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref> [[Dingwall railway station]] has been on what is now called the [[Far North Line]] since about 1865. It also serves the [[Kyle of Lochalsh Line]].<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|desc=Dingwall railway station. Down and up platform ranges, Down platform staff shelter|num=LB24514|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref> Dingwall is on the former main road route to the north Highlands ([[A9 road (Scotland)|A9]]). Since the completion of the [[Cromarty Bridge]] in 1979, the main road has bypassed Dingwall. Heading west, the A834 joins the [[A835 road]] which is the main route to the north west Highlands, including Ullapool.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/trunk-route-roadworks-in-ross-shire-set-to-take-place-over-1-285435/|title=Preparations for ten-day A835 road improvement south of Aultguish in Ross-shire as BEAR Scotland pledges 'smoother and safer' route for motorists|date=24 August 2022|newspaper=Ross-shire Journal|access-date=9 October 2022}}</ref>
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