Ferness

This article is about the village in Strathdearn. For the fictional village in the film Local Hero, see Local Hero.
Ferness
Scottish Gaelic: Feàrnais
Ferness
 Ferness shown within the Nairn area
OS grid referenceNH963450
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district IV12
Dialling code 01309
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 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]

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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