County of Nairn

Nairnshire, also known as the County of Nairn ( Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Narann ​​) was a county and a statistical district in the Scottish Highlands to the town of Nairn, which existed until 1975 as an administrative county.

At the county included some enclaves in neighboring counties, the largest in Inverness -shire, the second largest in Ross -shire to the settlement Urquhart on the Black Isle and other smaller areas in Morayshire. Overall, the county covered an area of 518 km ².

Through the Local Government Act of 1889, the enclaves of the surrounding counties were also a County Council was established ( county council). 1975 went to Nairn as a district in the Highland region.

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  • Scottish county
  • Geography ( Highland, Council Area )
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