Nairn is a community as well as former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is an old angling port as well as market town around 17 miles (27 km) eastern of Inverness. It is the conventional county town of the county of Nairn, additionally known as Nairnshire. As of the 2011 Census, Nairn had a population of 9,773, making it the third-largest negotiation in the Highland council area, behind Inverness and Ft William. Nairn is best called a seaside resort, with two golf courses, prize-winning beaches, a neighborhood centre/mid-scale arts place (Nairn Community & Arts Centre), a tiny theatre (called The Little Theatre) and also one small gallery, offering details on the town and also including the collection of the former Fishertown museum.