March 25th, 2009 About

Auldearn is a village situated  to the east of  Nairn in the Highlands of Scotland. Some believe that the village  takes its name from the castle of Eren , built by William the Lyon in the 12th century. A 17th  Doocot now stands on  castle hill, overlooking the site of the  Battle of  Auldearn , which was  an engagement in the ‘War of the Three Kingdoms’, and took place in 1645.

It was also the home of Isobel Gowdie, the Witch of Auldearn. She was tried for witchcraft in 1662.

We’re not sure if we can count any witches amongst our  present day population of approx 600. We do have  church though, a great Primary School a pub/hotel , a hotel/restaurant with a Michelin chef, a shop and an active Community Council  who, along with the support of the village  have helped to  develop various schemes of the past few years to  help further improve  our already delightful eastern outpost of the Scottish Highlands .