Tain is an imperial burgh and 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 'circulation'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, implies 'Duthac's community', after a regional saint also referred to as Duthus. Tain was provided its first imperial charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, commemorated in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, given by King Malcolm III, validated Tain as a shelter, where people can assert the security of the church, as well as an immunity, in which citizen sellers and investors were exempt from specific tax obligations. These led to the growth of the community. Little is understood of earlier background although the town owed a lot of its significance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian number, perhaps 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had actually ended up being so essential by 1066 that it led to the royal charter. The wrecked chapel near the mouth of the river was said to have been built on the site of his birth. Duthac ended up being a main saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his temple was an important places of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came at least yearly throughout his power 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 early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a sanctuary. Fugitives were by custom given sanctuary in a number of square miles noted by border stones. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife and also child to the shelter for safety and security. The sanctuary was violated and they were caught forcibly devoted to William II, Earl of Ross that handed them over to Edward I of England The females were taken to England and also maintained detainee for several years.