NAIRN, a county of Scotland, comprehending the west part of Murray. It is bounded on the north by Murray frith, on the west and south by Inverness, and on the east by Elgin. The length of it amounts to 20 miles, and the breadth to 14. The air is temperate and salubrious, and the winters are remarkably mild. The face of the country is rough and mountainous; yet there are some fruitful straths, or valleys, which produce good crops of oats and barley; but in general the country is much better adapted for pasturage. Here are also large woods of fir, and other trees, that afford shelter to the game, of which there is great plenty. A strath is a long, narrow valley, with a river running through the bottom. Of these, the most remarkable