Tain
Tain is a royal burgh and parish in the Area 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 significance 'circulation'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint likewise known as Duthus. Tain was given its first imperial charter in 1066, making it Scotland's earliest 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, confirmed Tain as a refuge, where people can assert the defense of the church, and a resistance, in which citizen merchants and investors were exempt from specific tax obligations. These brought about the development of the community. Little is known 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 shrine had actually ended up being so crucial by 1066 that it resulted in the imperial charter. The wrecked chapel 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 as well as by the late Middle Ages his temple was a vital areas of expedition in Scotland. King James IV came with least once a year throughout his power to accomplish both spiritual and also political aims. A leading landowning family members of the location, the Clan Munro, provided political and religious figures to the town, including the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a haven. Fugitives were by custom given sanctuary in a number of square miles marked by border stones. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his other half and little girl to the sanctuary for safety. The shelter was gone against and also they were captured forcibly devoted to William II, Earl of Ross that handed them over to Edward I of England The females were required to England as well as maintained detainee for several years.
