Ferness
# Ferness

Ferness (Scottish Gaelic: Feàrnais) is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, in the council area of Highland.

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.

## 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.

