Historic Scottish county

Usage examples of nairn.

They had stopped at the battlefield of Culloden and after that they had branched off on to the road to Grantown-on-Spey, but soon left it for a narrow road from Balloch which crossed the River Nairn and brought them within reach of the three Clava cairns.

On the sixteenth day of April, the duke of Cumberland, having made the proper dispositions, decamped from Nairn early in the morning, and after a march of nine miles perceived the highlanders drawn up in order of battle, to the number of four thou-sand men, in thirteen divisions, supplied with some pieces of artillery.

Emperor would be arrayed against the world, but Nairn was dead, his old bones flensing in a French grave.

Major General Nairn, with his engaging indiscretion, had told Sharpe that Farthingdale had hopes of high command.

Nairn seemed to have forgotten the toasting fork, that lay on the hearth, and instead had plucked another piece of paper from the table.

He sat opposite Nairn and wondered whether his right hand was shaking as he reached for a slice of twice-baked bread.