River Nairn

The Nairn on the southern edge of Nairn

The Nairn is a river in Scotland. It is formed by the confluence of several source streams into the sparsely populated highlands of traditional Scottish county of Nairn on the slopes of Carn Ghriogair in the Monadhliath Mountains. The distance between the source and the mouth is approximately 50 km in a straight line. The course of the river, however, is 61 km long, reflecting the slightly meandering course of Nairn.

The Nairn flows mainly in a north-easterly direction. The headwaters cuts into named after the river valley Strathnairn. On his run of Nairn takes on only a few major tributaries, including the Cawdor Burn, Burn the Craggie and Farnack count, all of which open out from the right. It flows through a sparsely populated countryside and passes several villages before finally having Nairn reached the first town and opens into the Moray Firth.

With the A9 south of Inverness and the A96 in Nairn cross it two highways. With the listed Culloden Viaduct carries the longest railway viaduct in Scotland over Nairn. It is still used by trains on the Highland Main Line.