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Ardersier
Visited in October 2021
At a glance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Highland
- Population
- 1,190
- Type
- Village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Coordinates
- 57.54°N, 4.06°W
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Overview
Ardersier (Scottish Gaelic: Àird nan Saor) is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands on the Moray Firth near Fort George, between Inverness and Nairn. Its name may be an anglicisation of the Gaelic "Àird nan Saor", or "Headland of the joiners", one local legend being that carpenters working on the construction of ecclesiastical buildings on the other side of the Moray Firth were quartered here.. however, the name Ardersier is documented centuries before the Cathedrals of Fortrose and Elgin were built, and it is more likely that the name signifies its topography - a high prominence (New Statistical Account).
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