Nairn

Nairn (Gaelic: Inbhir Nàrann ) is a town in the Scottish Highland Unitary Authority. It lies on the southern shore of the Moray Firth about 26 km east-northeast of Inverness and 35 km west of Elgin. In 2001 Nairn recorded 8418 inhabitants.

History

Nairn grew by an old fishing village at the mouth of the River Nairn in the Moray Firth. In the Victorian era Nairn was a spa. Due to the wide, sandy beaches and a favorable climate, Nairn is a popular resort. Charlie Chaplin spent his vacations frequently in Nairn. Nairn is the administrative seat of the traditional county of Nairn, which existed until 1975 as an administrative county.

The beaches in the area of Nairn and Forres are similar to those in Normandy. For this reason, in 1943 exercises for the Allied landing in Normandy took place there in autumn. In order not to endanger the inhabitants of the population were temporarily resettled in this context. At the beach, a memorial stone is erected, reminiscent of those events.

Between 1896 and 1927, Nairn was the site of the nationally significant whiskey distillery Glencawdor. The distillery was abandoned.

Culture

The promoter Ken Ramage (1935-2011) founded in the 1980s, the Nairn Jazz Festival, where international artists such as Ruby Braff, Gene Harris, Dick Hyman or Houston appeared person.

St. Ninian 's Church

Highland Games in Nairn

Traffic

The A96, which connects Inverness with Aberdeen, which crosses the city and binds it to to the road network. Since 1855 Nairn has a train station. Today it is regularly served by First ScotRail on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

Sons and daughters of the city

• James Augustus Grant, British officer and Africa traveler
• Murray Rose, Australian swimmer
• Tilda Swinton, actress