Tain
Tain is an imperial burgh and also parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name derives from the neighboring River Tain, the name of which originates from an Indo-European origin significance 'circulation'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, indicates 'Duthac's community', after a local saint likewise called Duthus. Tain was given its initial royal charter in 1066, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh, memorialized in 1966 with the opening of the Rose Garden by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, verified Tain as a shelter, where people can claim the defense of the church, as well as a resistance, in which resident merchants as well as traders were exempt from particular taxes. These brought about the development of the community. Little is understood of earlier history although the community owed a lot of its value to Duthac. He was a very early Christian number, probably 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 been built on the site of his birth. Duthac became a main saint in 1419 and also by the late Middle Ages his temple was a crucial areas of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came at the very least once a year throughout his regime to achieve both spiritual and political aims. A leading landowning household of the area, the Clan Munro, provided political and also 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 shelter. Fugitives were by tradition given sanctuary in several square miles marked by border stones. Throughout the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his other half and child to the sanctuary for security. The haven was broken as well as they were captured forcibly dedicated to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The women were taken to England and also maintained detainee for several years.
