Tain is a royal burgh and also parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The name originates from the nearby River Tain, the name of which originates from an Indo-European origin definition 'circulation'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, indicates 'Duthac's town', after a regional saint likewise known as Duthus. Tain was provided 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, granted by King Malcolm III, verified Tain as a haven, where individuals can assert the protection of the church, and an immunity, in which citizen merchants as well as investors were exempt from specific tax obligations. These brought about the advancement of the community. Little is known of earlier background although the community owed much of its significance to Duthac. He was a very early Christian number, probably 8th or 9th century, whose temple had actually become so important by 1066 that it led to the royal charter. The ruined 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 and also by the late Middle Ages his temple was an important locations of pilgrimage in Scotland. King James IV came with the very least annually throughout his power to attain both spiritual as well as political aims. A leading landowning family members of the location, the Clan Munro, provided political and also religious figures to the town, consisting of the dissenter Rev John Munro of Tain (died ca. 1630). The early Duthac Chapel was the centre of a refuge. Fugitives were by tradition given sanctuary in numerous square miles noted by limit stones. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce sent his partner as well as little girl to the shelter for safety. The shelter was violated as well as they were captured by forces dedicated to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England The ladies were required to England and also maintained detainee for a number of years.