County of Nairn
The County of Nairn, or Nairnshire, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was named after Nairn, its only town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 14,000 residents
- Description: historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in Scotland
- Also known as: “Nairn”, “Nairn County”, and “Nairnshire”
- Neighbors: Moray
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardclach and Culcharry.
Ardclach
Hamlet
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Ardclach is a small crofting hamlet, close to Glenferness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is historically part of Nairnshire. Dating to at least 1655, and now a Category A listed building, Ardclach Bell Tower is believed to be the only tower and belfry combination in Scotland. Ardclach is situated 3½ miles east of County of Nairn.
Culcharry
Village
Culcharry is a small residential settlement, close to the village of Cawdor and the hamlet of Brackla, lying 4 miles southwest of Nairn, in Nairnshire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Culcharry is situated 3½ miles northwest of County of Nairn.
Cawdor
Village
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Cawdor is a village and parish in the Highland council area, Scotland. The village is 5 miles south-southwest of Nairn and 12 miles east of Inverness. The village is in the Historic County of Nairnshire. Cawdor is situated 4 miles northwest of County of Nairn.
County of Nairn
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“County of Nairn” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nairn konderria”
- Bulgarian: “Наирншире”
- Catalan: “Siorrachd Inbhir Narann”
- Cebuano: “Nairnshire”
- Chinese: “奈恩郡”
- French: “comté de Nairn”
- French: “Comté de Nairn”
- German: “Nairnshire”
- Irish: “Siorrachd Inbhir Narann”
- Japanese: “ナイレンシャー”
- Kurdish: “Nairnshire”
- Latin: “Nairnensis”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Narranscīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Nēarnsċīr”
- Polish: “Nairnshire”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Inbhir Narann”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Nairnshire”
- Swedish: “Nairnshire”
- Venetian: “contea de Nairn”
- Welsh: “Swydd Nairn”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Urchany and Brae of Lethen.
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