Tain: Scotland's Oldest Royal Burgh and Glenmorangie
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Tain: Scotland's Oldest Royal Burgh and Glenmorangie
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Tain was granted its first royal charter in 1066 by Malcolm III, making it Scotland's oldest royal burgh: a sanctuary under the protection of the church, built round the shrine of St Duthac, which by the late Middle Ages was one of the great pilgrimages of Scotland — James IV came at least once a year throughout his reign. Just outside the town is Glenmorangie: William Matheson turned the Morangie brewery, which shared the Tarlogie Spring, into a distillery in 1843 with two second-hand gin stills, and it has the tallest stills in Scotland.
Required Activities
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of 4
Tour the Glenmorangie distillery and see the tallest stills in Scotland
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of 4
Find St Duthus Collegiate Church, the heart of the medieval pilgrimage
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of 4
Find out why James IV came to Tain every year
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of 4
See the Tolbooth and, from April to October, the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre
Tour the Glenmorangie distillery and see the tallest stills in Scotland
Find St Duthus Collegiate Church, the heart of the medieval pilgrimage
Find out why James IV came to Tain every year
See the Tolbooth and, from April to October, the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre
Before you go
The museum opens Tuesday to Friday, April to October. In winter Glenmorangie runs weekday tours only and closes over Christmas; check the church's opening before you go.
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