Tain
Sign in to saveTain ( ) is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tain
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,690
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Tain
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Baile Dhubhthaich
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 2.12
- UK place.static_image_name
- Tain 01.jpg
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NH779821
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 133
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 463
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Highland
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ross and Cromarty
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- UK place.post_town
- TAIN
- UK place.postcode_district
- IV19
- UK place.postcode_area
- IV
- UK place.dial_code
- 01862
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3590
- Official website
- www.tain.org.uk
- Image
- Tain 01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01862
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- Commons category
- Tain
- OS grid reference
- NH779821
- postal code
- IV19
- post town
- TAIN
- P12749
- Chaenomeles speciosa
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Facilities
- RAF Tain
- Sport & recreation
- Local geographical and visitor features
- Parliamentary burgh
- Notable people
- Climate
- Freedom of the Royal Burgh
- Individuals
- References
- External links
Tain ( ) is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.
==Etymology== The name derives from the nearby River Tain, the name of which comes from an Indo-European root meaning 'flow'. The Gaelic name, Baile Dubhthaich, means 'Duthac's town', after a local saint also known as Duthus.
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