The Sheriff of Nairn was historically the office responsible for enforcing
law and order and bringing criminals to justice in
Nairn
Nairn (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland Council council areas of Scotland, area of Scotland. It is an ancient fishing port and market town around east of Inverness, at the point where the River Nair ...
, Scotland. In 1747 the office was merged with that of the
Sheriff of Elgin
The Sheriff of Elgin was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in Elgin, Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third o ...
to create the office of
Sheriff of Elgin and Nairn.
Sheriffs of Nairn
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William de Moravia (1204)
*William Prat (1227)
*Alexander Murray (1263-1267)
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Reginald le Chen (1291)
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Alexander Wiseman (1305)
*Donald de Cawdor
*William de Cawdor (1442)
*William de Cawdor (1475)
*Hugh de Cawdor
* ''For sheriffs after 1747 see
sheriff of Elgin and Nairn''.
See also
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Historical development of Scottish sheriffdoms
A sheriffdom is a judicial district of Scotland. Originally identical to the Shires of Scotland, from the eighteenth century many counties were grouped to form "sheriffdoms".
By 1975 there were 12 sheriffdoms, with only Lanarkshire not grouped ...
References
Sheriff courts
Highland (council area)
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