Nairn

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Jun 1957
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Nairn. Beach. Boats & nets (into sun) (from promenade)'. View of an open boat with raised prow sitting on a trolley with two very large wheels. There is a winch which would be used to haul the boat up. Nets are drying on wooden frames. This area of Nairn near the harbour (built by Thomas Telford) is called Fishertown.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Jun 1957
Subject place
Nairn/Highland
Subject notes
Salmon fishing is now restricted to angling on rivers which brings much more money into the local economy. With the arrival of the railway in the 19th century Nairn developed as a bathing and golfing resort. Its climate is dry and sunny as it is in the rain shadow of the Highlands. The town marked the cultural boundary between the Highlands and Lowlands with Gaelic spoken to the west and the Doric to the east.
Accession number
P40033

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