Nairn
Sign in to saveNairn (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Nairn
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Inbhir Narann
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Nairn
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Inverness and Nairn
- UK place.post_town
- NAIRN
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland Inverness area
- UK place.postcode_area
- IV
- UK place.postcode_district
- IV12
- UK place.dial_code
- 01667
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NH887563
- UK place.static_image_name
- Nairn High Street.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Nairn High Street
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 116
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 446
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Nairn (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nairn enters the Moray Firth. It is the traditional county town of Nairnshire.
At the 2022 census, Nairn had a population of 9,394, making it the third-largest settlement in the Highland Council area, behind Inverness and Fort William. Nairn is best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, beaches, a community centre and arts venue, a small theatre (The Little Theatre) and a small museum, providing information on the local area and incorporating the collection of the former Fishertown museum.