Ferness
Ferness is located in Nairn
Ferness
Ferness
Location within the Nairn area
OS grid referenceNH963450
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtIV12
Dialling code01309
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

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 NairnGrantown-on-Spey and B9007 ForresCarrbridge roads.[2]

Notable People

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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