Monument record MHG8677 - Tain Burgh

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7800 8200 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH78SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TAIN

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Full Description

NH78SE 40 78 82

Tain had achieved burgh status by 1524. See also NH78SE 7.
W J Watson 1904; G S Pryde 1965; W F H Nicolaisen 1976; RCAHMS 1979.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: NMRS LIBRARY
Scottish Field, June 1966, p.26

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Town of Tain from W.. Colour Slide. .
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Nicolaisen, W F H. 1976. Scottish place names: their study and significance. 190.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Pryde, G S. 1965. The burghs of Scotland: a critical list. 24-5, No. 48.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 31, No. 267.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Tain Official Guide. 1959. Tain: the official guide.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1904. Place names of Ross and Cromarty. 32-3.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: James Urquhart, F.S.A., S.C.O.T.. 1896. 'Preliminary notice of the seals of the royal burghs of Scotland.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 30 1896, p.253-66. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 253-66. 253-66.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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