Tain
Tain is a royal burgh and also parish in the Area of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, indicates 'Duthac's town', after a regional saint likewise known as Duthus. Tain was provided its very first imperial charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, celebrated in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, provided by King Malcolm III, verified Tain as a sanctuary, where individuals can assert the protection of the church, and a resistance, in which resident vendors as well as investors were exempt from specific taxes. These caused the advancement of the town. Little is known of earlier history although the town owed much of its importance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian number, possibly 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had become so crucial by 1066 that it caused the royal charter. The spoiled chapel near the mouth of the river was stated to have been built on the site of his birth. Duthac became a main saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his shrine was a vital areas of trip in Scotland. King James IV came with least yearly throughout his power to attain both spiritual and also political aims. A leading landowning family of the area, the Clan Munro, gave political as well as religious figures to the community, including the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The very early Duthac Church was the centre of a shelter. Fugitives were by tradition given sanctuary in several square miles noted by boundary rocks. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife and child to the shelter for safety. The sanctuary was broken and also they were caught by forces devoted to William II, Earl of Ross that handed them over to Edward I of England The women were required to England and maintained detainee for several years.
