Ferness () is a settlement and rural area in Strathdearn, in the council area of Highland.
The settlement is situated in a forested area of the valley of the River Findhorn at the crossroads of the A939 Nairn–Grantown-on-Spey and B9007 Forres–Carrbridge roads."Ordnance Survey of Nairnshire". Indexes to the County Series Maps, Scotland. 1854–1886. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
Notable people John Baird Simpson was born and raised here. Ellie Stone
In popular culture Ferness was at the centre of the story in the 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.
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