Alness's a town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. The name's pronounced (roughly) Al'-niss by some Ross-shire residents and Oll-ness' by others. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east and the village of Evanton to the southwest. Geography Divided by the River Averon, the town's in two parishes, Alness in the west and Rosskeen in the east. Historically these were in different presbyteries. Today there're three churches; Free Church, Church of Scotland a… (More on Alness)