Ferness

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]

Ferness Scottish Gaelic: Feàrnais
Ferness Location within the Nairn area
OS grid reference	NH963450
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NAIRN
Postcode district	IV12
Dialling code	01309
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 57.4833°N 3.7312°W / 57.4833; -3.7312

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

• John Baird Simpson was born and raised here.
• Ellie Stone

In popular culture

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