Nairn (river)
| Nairn | ||
 The Nairn on the southern edge of Nairn |
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| location | Highland , Scotland | |
| River system | Nairn | |
| source | on the slopes of Carn Ghriogair 57 ° 16 ′ 41 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 16 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Nairn in the Moray Firth Coordinates: 57 ° 35 ′ 36 " N , 3 ° 51 ′ 38" W 57 ° 35 ′ 36 " N , 3 ° 51 ′ 38" W.
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| length | 61 km | |
| Right tributaries | Cawdor Burn , Craggie Burn , Farnack | |
The Nairn is a river in Scotland . It is created by the confluence of several source streams in the sparsely populated highlands of the traditional Scottish county of Nairnshire on the slopes of Carn Ghriogair in the Monadhliath Mountains . The distance between the source and the mouth is around 50 km as the crow flies. The river course is 61 km long, which reflects the little meandering course of the Nairn.
The Nairn flows mainly in a northeasterly direction. The upper course cuts into the Strathnairn valley named after the river . On its course, the Nairn receives only a few significant tributaries, including the Cawdor Burn , the Craggie Burn and the Farnack , all of which flow in from the right. It flows through a sparsely populated landscape and passes various villages before finally reaching the first town with Nairn and flowing into the Moray Firth .
Two highways cross it: the A9 south of Inverness and the A96 in Nairn. With the listed Culloden Viaduct , the longest railway viaduct in Scotland leads over the Nairn. It is still used today by trains on the Highland Main Line .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nairn, River. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ a b Nairn, River. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 5: (Lib - Pet). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, pp. 90-91 .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .