County of Nairn

The County of Nairn, or Nairnshire, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of . The county was named after , its only town.
Wikipedia
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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:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardclach and Culcharry.

Hamlet
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is a small crofting hamlet, close to Glenferness in the council area of Scotland. is situated 3½ miles east of County of Nairn.

Village
is a small residential settlement, close… is situated 3½ miles northwest of County of Nairn.

Village
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and parish in the council area, Scotland. is situated 4 miles northwest of County of Nairn.

County of Nairn

Latitude
57.5° or 57° 30′ north
Longitude
-3.8333° or 3° 50′ west
Population
14,000
Elevation
554 feet (169 metres)
Open location code
9C9RG528+2M
Geo­Names ID
2641907
Wiki­data ID
Q1247441
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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”
  • Latvian: “Nērnšīra”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Narranscīr”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Nēarnsċīr”
  • Polish: “Nairnshire”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Inbhir Narann”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nairnshire”
  • Swedish: “Nairnshire”
  • Urdu: “کاؤنٹی آف نیئرن”
  • Venetian: “contea de Nairn”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Nairn”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Urchany and Littlemill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hill of Urchany and Brae of Lethen.

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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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