Fearn, Highland
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Fearn () is a hamlet, situated south of Loch Eye and northwest of Balintore, in eastern
Ross-shire Ross-shire (; ), or the County of Ross, was a county in the Scottish Highlands. It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire, a county consisting of numerous enc ...
,
Scottish Highlands The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Scots language, Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gae ...
and is in the Scottish council area of
Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
. The buildings in the hamlet are mostly cottages with walls constructed of boulders and clay. Fearn Abbey was erected in the hamlet in 1238 by Farquhar, first Earl of Ross, and rebuilt in 1771 after its roof collapsed in 1742. Church was built on its ruins in 1771. The larger village of Hill of Fearn lies directly northeast of the hamlet. The former RNAS Fearn (HMS Owl) is to the south of the hamlet.


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Populated places in Ross and Cromarty Parishes in Ross and Cromarty {{RossCromarty-geo-stub