Tain
Tain is a royal burgh and parish in the Region of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name stems from the neighboring River Tain, the name of which originates from an Indo-European origin definition 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, implies 'Duthac's community', after a neighborhood saint additionally referred to as Duthus. Tain was granted its first royal 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, approved by King Malcolm III, validated Tain as a shelter, where individuals can claim the protection of the church, as well as an immunity, in which resident merchants and also investors were exempt from specific taxes. These caused the development of the community. Little is understood of earlier background although the community owed much of its importance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian number, probably 8th or 9th century, whose shrine had actually become so vital by 1066 that it resulted in the royal charter. The messed up church near the mouth of the river was said to have actually been built on the site of his birth. Duthac became a main saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his temple was an important places of expedition in Scotland. King James IV came at least once a year throughout his regime to achieve both spiritual as well as political purposes. A leading landowning family of the location, the Clan Munro, supplied political as well as spiritual numbers to the community, including the skeptic Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The early Duthac Church was the centre of a sanctuary. Fugitives were by custom given sanctuary in a number of square miles noted by border rocks. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his wife as well as little girl to the sanctuary for safety. The sanctuary was violated and also they were caught by forces faithful to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The females were taken to England as well as maintained prisoner for several years.