Ferness

Human settlement in Scotland
Ferness is located in Nairn
Ferness
Ferness
Location within the Nairn area
OS grid referenceNH963450Council area
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Scotland
57°29′00″N 3°43′52″W / 57.4833°N 3.7312°W / 57.4833; -3.7312

Ferness (Scottish Gaelic: Feàrnais) is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, in the council area of Highland.[1]

The settlement is situated in a forested area of the valley of the River Findhorn at the crossroads of the A939 Nairn–Grantown-on-Spey and B9007 Forres–Carrbridge roads.[2]

Notable People

In popular culture

Ferness was at the centre of the story in the 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.

References

  1. ^ "Overview of Ferness". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey of Nairnshire". Indexes to the County Series Maps, Scotland. 1854–1886. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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Catchment of the River Findhorn, Scotland
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The ten longest rivers of Scotland are:
  1. River Tay 185 km (115 mi)
  2. River Spey 169 km (105 mi)
  3. River Clyde 168 km (104 mi)
  4. River Tweed 162 km (101 mi)
  5. River Dee 143 km (89 mi)
  6. River Forth 136 km (85 mi)
  7. River Don 135 km (84 mi)
  8. River Ness 109 km (68 mi)
  9. River Findhorn 103 km (64 mi)
  10. River Nith 101 km (63 mi)
  11. River Deveron 100 km (62 mi)


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