Nairn

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Jun 1957
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Nairn. Beach Boat, Wheels (close up) with lighthouse'. View of an open boat with raised prow and transom stern sitting on a trolley with two very large wooden wheels designed not to sink into the sand. There is a harbour wall and lighthouse in the background. This area of Nairn is called Fishertown. The harbour was built by Thomas Telford.
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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. 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
P40036

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