Auldearn

Auldearn (Gaelic: Allt Eireann ) is a village in the Scottish Highland Unitary Authority and the traditional Scottish county of Nairnshire. It is located near the south shore of the Moray Firth 28 km east of Inverness and 30 km west of Elgin. The nearest town is three kilometers west of the River Nairn lying.

History

Probably was already the 6th century a Christian chapel at that site; a foundation of iroschottischen missionary Columbanus. Reports that both King Donald II in 900 and his son King Malcolm I fell in Auldearn in 954, are no longer tenable according to recent findings.

Middle of the 12th century was William the Lion a fortress at this location to build. This was called Eren Castle and later " Old Eren ", of which the name of the town derives. The preserved remains of the moth are now classified as a Scheduled Monument. However, early on Auldearn received the rights of burghs, she lost in 1190 with the founding of Nairn again.

On May 9, 1645 stood on the swampy areas southwest of the town Covenanters and Irish Royalists in Union with Scottish Highland clans in the Battle of Auldearn over. Although the latter mustered up the lower force levels, they won the battle clearly.

In the censuses of 1841 and 1871, the population of Auldearn was constant around 350 people. In 1951, the population had not changed significantly, but increased in the following decades up to 990 years in 1991. In 2001, Auldearn recorded 535 inhabitants.

Traffic

The A96, which connects Inverness with Aberdeen, tangent to the village and binds it to to the road network. Its own station has not Auldearn. The nearest stop is located in Nairn. It was opened in 1855 and is now served by trains on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line First ScotRail.