" ▁or ▁ ▁meaning ▁" c abb age ▁town ". ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁Mo oth ill , ▁lies ▁beneath ▁the ▁C rom art ie ▁mem orial . ▁ ▁D ing wall ▁formerly ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁town ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Ross ▁and ▁C rom art y . ▁It ▁lies ▁near ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁C rom art y ▁F irth ▁where ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁P ef fer y ▁un ites ▁with ▁the ▁all uv ial ▁lands ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Con on , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁In ver ness . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁D ing wall ▁was ▁re put ed ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁largest ▁castle ▁north ▁of ▁St ir ling . ▁▁ ▁King ▁Alexander ▁II ▁created ▁D ing wall ▁a ▁royal ▁burg h ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 6 , ▁and ▁James ▁IV ▁renew ed ▁its ▁char ter . ▁On ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Kno ck far rel ▁( ), ▁a ▁hill ▁about ▁three ▁miles ▁( 5   km ) ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁stands ▁a ▁large ▁and ▁very ▁complete ▁vit r ified ▁fort ▁with ▁r amp arts . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁town ▁house , ▁and ▁some ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁m ansion ▁of ▁the ▁once ▁powerful ▁ear ls ▁of ▁Ross , ▁still ▁exist . ▁An ▁ob el isk , ▁ ▁high , ▁was ▁ere cted ▁over ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁Sir ▁George ▁Mack en zie , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁C rom art