Glenferness

Ferness

Ferness

Human settlement in Scotland

This article is about the village in Strathdearn. For the fictional village in the film Local Hero, see Local Hero (1983 film).

Ferness (Scottish Gaelic: Feàrnais) is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, in the council area of Highland.[1]

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The settlement is situated in a forested area of the valley of the River Findhorn at the crossroads of the A939 Nairn–Grantown-on-Spey and B9007 Forres–Carrbridge roads.[2]

Notable People

Ferness was at the centre of the story in the 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.

References

  1. [1]
    "Overview of Ferness". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Ordnance Survey of Nairnshire". Indexes to the County Series Maps, Scotland. 1854–1886. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2013.


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