Tain is an imperial burgh and also parish in the Area of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name stems from the close-by River Tain, the name of which originates from an Indo-European root significance 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a regional saint additionally referred to as Duthus. Tain was provided its initial imperial charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, memorialized in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, verified Tain as a haven, where people can declare the security of the church, as well as an immunity, in which local sellers and traders were exempt from certain taxes. These resulted in the advancement of the community. Little is understood of earlier background although the community owed much of its relevance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian figure, perhaps 8th or 9th century, whose temple had actually become so crucial by 1066 that it led to the royal charter. The spoiled chapel near the mouth of the river was said to have actually been improved the site of his birth. Duthac became a main saint in 1419 as well as by the late Middle Ages his temple was a crucial areas of expedition in Scotland. King James IV came with least once a year throughout his reign to attain both spiritual and also political objectives. A leading landowning family of the location, the Clan Munro, provided political as well as spiritual figures to the town, consisting of the skeptic Rev John Munro of Tain (passed away ca. 1630). The very early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a haven. Fugitives were by practice given sanctuary in several square miles noted by limit rocks. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his spouse and also little girl to the sanctuary for safety. The haven was violated as well as they were recorded forcibly devoted to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The females were taken to England and also kept detainee for a number of years.