Tain
Tain is an imperial burgh and also parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European origin meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, suggests 'Duthac's town', after a local saint additionally called Duthus. Tain was approved its first royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, honored in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, approved by King Malcolm III, verified Tain as a shelter, where individuals might assert the security of the church, and also an immunity, in which homeowner merchants as well as investors were exempt from particular tax obligations. These brought about the development of the community. Little is understood of earlier history although the community owed much of its value to Duthac. He was an early Christian figure, maybe 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had actually ended up being so important by 1066 that it led to the imperial charter. The messed up chapel near the mouth of the river was stated to have actually been built on the site of his birth. Duthac came to be an official saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his shrine was an important locations of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came with the very least once a year throughout his reign to attain both spiritual and political aims. A leading landowning household of the location, the Clan Munro, supplied political and also spiritual figures to the community, including the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (passed away ca. 1630). The early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a sanctuary. Fugitives were by custom given sanctuary in numerous square miles noted by border rocks. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his partner and also daughter to the haven for safety. The sanctuary was broken and also they were recorded by forces loyal to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The women were required to England and maintained prisoner for several years.