The Beach, Nairn

The Beach, Nairn

ID: QZP40_CARD_2779 DESCRIPTION: The beach at Nairn. The large building on the left of the photograph is the Royal Marine Hotel, built in 1860. It owed its existence to Dr Grigor of Nairn, who saw the town's potential as a seaside holiday resort. The hotel was demolished at the end of the 1990s and replaced by apartments. Nairn is a royal burgh situated on the southern shore of the Moray Firth, approximately 16 miles from Inverness. It was once known as Invernairn because of its position at the mouth of the River Nairn. Before the coming of the Inverness and Nairn Railway in 1855, Nairn was a market and farming town inland from the Fishertown, a fishing village probably settled by the Norse before 1000 AD. PLACENAME: Nairn OLD COUNTY/PARISH: NAIRN: Nairn CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. DATE OF IMAGE: 1931 PERIOD: 1930s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 34683 KEYWORDS: