{{about|the village in Strathdearn|the fictional village in the film Local Hero|Local Hero (1983 film)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use British English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | country = Scotland | official_name = Ferness | scots_name = | gaelic_name = Feàrnais | population = | os_grid_reference = NH963450 | map_type = Nairn | coordinates = {{coord|57.4833|-3.7312|display=inline,title}} | unitary_scotland = Highland | lieutenancy_scotland = | constituency_westminster = | constituency_scottish_parliament = | post_town = NAIRN | postcode_district = IV12 | postcode_area = IV | dial_code = 01309 }}
'''Ferness''' ({{langx|gd|Feàrnais}}) is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, in the council area of Highland.<ref name=Gazetteer />
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.<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/os/view/?sid=74400919#zoom=3&lat=6724&lon=9108&layers=BT "Ordnance Survey of Nairnshire"]. Indexes to the County Series Maps, Scotland. 1854–1886. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2013.</ref>
==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.
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst4507.html|title=Overview of Ferness|work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=16 January 2011}}</ref> }}
{{River Findhorn}}
Category:Populated places in the County of Nairn
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