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Nairn

Nairn Nairn is a town and burgh on the coast of the Moray Firth in Nairnshire, of which it is the county town. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around 16 miles east of Inverness. The town is now best known as a seaside resort, with two golf courses, a small theatre (called The Little Theatre) and one small museum, providing information on the local area and incorporating the collection of the former Fishertown Museum. In the 1860s Nairn became a respectable and popular holiday town. Dr John Grigor (a statue of whom is located at Viewfield) was gifted a house in this coastal town and spent his retirement there. He valued its warm climate and advised his wealthy clients to holiday there. Following the opening of the railway station in 1855, new houses and hotels were built in the elegant West End. (Read more)