Tain
Tain is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name originates from the neighboring River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European origin significance 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, suggests 'Duthac's community', after a regional saint additionally referred to as Duthus. Tain was given its very first imperial charter in 1066, making it Scotland's earliest royal burgh, honored in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, validated Tain as a haven, where people might declare the protection of the church, and also an immunity, in which citizen vendors and also traders were exempt from specific taxes. These led to the advancement of the town. Little is known of earlier history although the town owed a lot of its importance to Duthac. He was an early Christian figure, possibly 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had become so crucial by 1066 that it caused the imperial charter. The spoiled church near the mouth of the river was stated 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 shrine was a crucial areas of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came at least yearly throughout his reign to achieve both spiritual and political objectives. A leading landowning family of the area, the Clan Munro, gave political and spiritual figures to the community, including the skeptic Rev John Munro of Tain (passed away ca. 1630). The very early Duthac Church was the centre of a sanctuary. Fugitives were by practice given sanctuary in several square miles noted by border rocks. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his better half as well as little girl to the shelter for safety. The haven was broken as well as they were caught forcibly 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 numerous years.