Nairn was the county town of Nairnshire a former county, on the southern coast of the Moray Firth. The early inhabitants of Nairnshire were the Picts. The area suffered from Norse invasions until the 10th century. Cawdor Castle in the county is famous for its association with the play - Macbeth. The present castle dates from the 14th century. The county was absorbed, politically into the Highland region in the 1970s and 90s but it is still defiantly independent by nature. If anything, it has more in common with its neighbours to the east , Moray and Banffshire , than it does with old Inverness-shire to the west. It has the same coastal location on the Moray Firth, giving rise to fishing. It also has the very fertile coastal plain to the north with the Grampians to the south and the same inclination towards colour within its environment by way of floral presentations. It also has a similar history and a fruitful salmon river in the Findhorn , perhaps not quite in the sam ... < more >