# Ferness

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{{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](/source/Highland_(council_area))
| 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](/source/Highland_Council_area).<ref name=Gazetteer />

The settlement is situated in a forested area of the valley of the [River Findhorn](/source/River_Findhorn) at the crossroads of the [A939](/source/A939_road) [Nairn](/source/Nairn)&ndash;[Grantown-on-Spey](/source/Grantown-on-Spey) and [B9007](/source/B_roads_in_Zone_9_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme) [Forres](/source/Forres)&ndash;[Carrbridge](/source/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](/source/John_Baird_Simpson) was born and raised here.
*[Ellie Stone](/source/Ellie_Stone)

==In popular culture==
Ferness was at the centre of the story in the 1983 comedy-drama [Local Hero](/source/Local_Hero_(film)).

==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

{{Highland-geo-stub}}

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