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Tain, General
Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Site Name Tain, General
Classification Burgh (Medieval), Town (Medieval)
Canmore ID 14714
Site Number NH78SE 40
NGR NH 7800 8200
NGR Description Centred NH 7800 8200
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14714
- Council Highland
- Parish Tain
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH78SE 40 centred 7800 8200
See also NH78SE 7.
Tain had achieved burgh status by 1524.
W J Watson 1904; G S Pryde 1965; W F H Nicolaisen 1976; RCAHMS 1979.
NH 780 820 (centre) An archaeological watching brief was conducted within the suspected bounds of the medieval burgh of Tain, on groundworks undertaken during the replacement of the water main system. Most of the remains noted relate to services established within the last two centuries, of which an extensive network of stone-built culverts was the most significant. A survey of the main culverts running under the streets of Tain has already been conducted by North of Scotland Water Authority.
Sponsor: NMD Partnering Team.
G Robins 1998.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: NMRS LIBRARY
Scottish Field, June 1966, p.26
Note (1979)
Tain NH 78 82 NH78SE
Tain had achieved burgh status by 1524. See also no. 296.
RCAHMS 1979
(Watson 1904, 32-3; Pryde 1965, 24-5, no. 48; Nicolaisen 1976, 190)
