Highland derby
| Other names | El Kessocko, The Cold Firm |
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| Location | Scottish Highlands |
| Teams | Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County |
| First meeting | 27 August 1994, (Ross County 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle) |
| Latest meeting | 2 April 2021 (Ross County 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle) |
| Stadiums | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness and Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (27) |
| Top scorer | Liam Boyce, Ross County, 10 goals |
| Largest victory | Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–5 Ross County, 25 February 2003 |
| Smallest victory | 1–0, (7 times). Inverness Caledonian Thistle x5 Ross County x2 |
| Largest goal scoring | 6 goals, (4 times). 3–3 draw x3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–5 Ross County |
| Longest win streak | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 4 games. (16 November 1996 - 12 February 1997) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Ross County, 10 games. (13 August 2016 - 2 April 2021) |
| Current win streak | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 1 game. (2 April 2021 – present) |
| Current unbeaten streak | Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 1 game. (2 April 2021 – present) |
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The Highland derby is a football rivalry that is based in the Scottish Highlands. It is contested between the only two full-time SPFL clubs in the Highland council area, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County. The city of Inverness and town of Dingwall are only 14 miles (23 km) apart, whereas the nearest other professional clubs (Aberdeen, Dundee, Dundee United and St Johnstone) are over 100 miles (160 km) away from either club. The fixture is the most northerly professional football derby in the UK.