More info on Nairn and Fishertown

Nairn is ideal as a touring centre being close to:


The Grampian Mountains 
Aviemore 
Cawdor Castle 
Brodie Castle 
Findhorn Foundation 
Culloden Battlesite 
Inverness 
The Speyside Whisky Trail 
Cromarty & the Black Isle. 

There is so much to offer with Nairn as a base – all you have to do is enjoy
it!  

Currently Nairn offers a wonderful and varied range of shops, restaurants, take-aways, bars, social activities, sports and recreation. 
There is a wide range of Folk nights,
Ceilidhs, as well as an annual Books & Arts Festival, International Jazz festival, Highland
Games.



Royal Burgh of Nairn: Fishertown 1220 – 1975: Society St. 

One of Scotland’s earliest Benevolent societies, the Nairn Fisherman’s Society was founded in 1767 to care for the Widows and Ophans created by the hazards of fishing. Income came from Quarterpennies (subscriptions) and from the hire of the Mortcloth, the shroud required for funerals. Land was obtained for housing, smoking sheds, net stores and shops such as grocers, bakers and ships
chandlers