Ardersier

Also known as Àird nan Saor

thumb|Ardersier Parish Church, built as the United Presbyterian Church in 1880 Ardersier () 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

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Place details

Locality: Ardersier
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,110
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Ardersier
UK place.gaelic_name: Àird nan Saor
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NH782550
UK place.map_type: Highland
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.constituency_westminster: Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Inverness and Nairn
UK place.post_town: Inverness
UK place.postcode_district: IV2
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.static_image_name: Ardersier 2019.jpg

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History
Medieval
Clan feuds
Jacobite rising
Present
Notable residents
References
External links

Prior to the building of Fort George, a small fishing hamlet existed in the area of Fort George, with an economy based on small-scale commercial fishery. Its relocation eventually led to the creation of the village of Ardersier.

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