Tain (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Dhubhthaich [palə ˈɣuhɪç]) is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.

The 1066 charter, granted by King Malcolm III, confirmed Tain as a sanctuary, where people could claim the protection of the church, and an immunity, in which resident merchants and traders were exempt from certain taxes.

Duthac became an official saint in 1419 and by the late Middle Ages his shrine was an important place of pilgrimage in Scotland.

[4] A leading landowning family of the area, the Clan Munro, provided political and religious figures to the town, including the dissenter the Rev.

The sanctuary was violated and they were captured by forces loyal to William II, Earl of Ross who handed them over to Edward I of England.

[7] Notable buildings in the town include Tain Tolbooth and St Duthus Collegiate Church.

[10] With conflict looming in the 1930s, an aerodrome large enough for bombers was built next to the town on low alluvial land known as the Fendom bordering the Dornoch Firth.

It was abandoned as a flying location after the war and converted to a bombing range for the Fleet Air Arm.

[14] The Gizzen Briggs are sandbars at the entrance to the Dornoch Firth, and with the right wind, they can be heard at low tide.