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Sanchez
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|  Posted 29-05-2008 at 13:26
Following on from my Culbin Sands post, I wondered if anyone knew anything about Nairn Castle?
According to the Timothy Pont manuscript maps of Scotland drawn as a result of his late C16th survey - which incidently made Scotland the best mapped nation on earth at the time - there existed a castle located off the coast by Nairn in the Moray Firth. Bit of a puzzler as I cannot find any other reference to the existence of a castle in the area. It appears that the structure was located on the West side of the Telford designed harbour.
Any info gratefully received!!!!
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BERNARDQUATERMASS
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|  Posted 30-05-2008 at 09:33
Hi Sanchez,
I Googled this bit of info. Maybe there's been some land re-claimation going on.
The main shopping area of today's Nairn lies at the heart of the old farming community. Here, recorded only in the name of a square, you will find the site of Nairn Castle, built in the 1100s and finally demolished in 1585.
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| Posted 01-06-2008 at 11:38
Hi BQ,
I had a read of that site, but they're talking of the area in the main shopping area well away from the Firth. I was thinking of this map shown in the link below and the comment that ruins were still seen as late as the 18th Century. Although the comments about the ruined castle were added to the Pont map by Robert Gordon, they must have been easily visible back in the 17th C.
Nairn Castle on Pont's Map
Next time I'm there visiting the Wife's parents I'll have a scout around and see if there's any local knowledge.
Would be a hell of a rediscovery if no-one's looked at it in a few hundred years!
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