STUARTOWN, a village, in the parish of Pettie,
county of Inverness, 6 miles (W.) from Nairn; containing
204 inhabitants. This village forms part of the
village of Campbelton, of which the larger portion is in
the parish of Ardersier. It is situated near the eastern
shore of the Moray Firth, and is built on the lands in
this parish belonging to the Earl of Moray, from whom
it derives its name. The inhabitants are principally
engaged in the fishery, which is carried on with great
success off this part of the coast, producing an abundant
supply of whitings, haddocks, cod, skate, flounders, and
soles, for the market of Inverness. During the herring
season, which commences usually about the middle of
July, and continues till the early part of September,
many of the people embark in the herring-fisheries of
Helmsdale, Wick, and Burgh-Head. There are two
inns in the village; and several of the inhabitants
exercise various handicraft trades connected with the
fisheries, and others requisite for the wants of the immediate
neighbourhood.