@TainMuseum

Tain and District Museum & Clan Ross Centre.

 Tain, Scotland
Joined March 2020
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449 years ago today, a royal commission was issued at Holyroodhouse authorising the apprehension of a long list of people suspected of witchcraft and other serious crimes. Most of those named came from communities across Easter Ross.
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This commission reportedly led to the execution of ten people on 28 November 1577, nine at Chanonry and another at Dingwall.
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𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐕 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 On 18 October, James IV visited St Duthac's shrine in Tain, offering four French gold crowns. On the 19th, payments were recorded at Dingwall, and on the 20th at St Monan's, probably near Evanton. But where did the king stay?
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James IV enjoyed playing cards while visiting noble households. The royal accounts for October 20th record him losing a grey horse in a game! Could he have stayed at Dingwall Castle or with the Munros at Foulis? And might that have been where he lost his horse?
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Ahead of my witchcraft talk in Edderton next week, an extraordinary document from 1577. William MacGillivray of Daan faced execution for witchcraft, yet his final recorded declaration was about clearing the names of the Chief of Clan Ross and his son!
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Witch Hunting in Easter Ross — Edderton Hall, Thursday 22 October, 7pm.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬! With the tattie holidays upon us in Easter Ross, here's possibly our oldest photograph of tattie picking! Taken above Redburn, Edderton, we believe it dates from around 1910.
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𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 A cyclist climbs Nigg Hill with the oil yard beyond, dating this photograph to the 1970s or later. A striking contrast between a timeless Highland road and one of its most significant industrial developments.
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𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 These remarkable photographs from the Nigg Archive show King's Cave beneath the cliffs of Nigg. Local tradition associates the cave with the Pictish king Nechtan, who is said to have retired here after giving up his throne in AD 724.
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Although there is no contemporary evidence that the king himself lived in the cave, the surrounding landscape preserves a remarkable group of royal place-names including King's Cave, King's Footpath, Port-an-Rìgh and Caanrigh.
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𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬'𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐰𝐧 This wonderful photo shows almost everyone who joined yesterday's fundraising walk around the stunning Balnagown Estate, gathered on King James's Bridge.
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𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 – 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟎, the boys of Tain Ragged School, pictured, travelled to Inverness to compete against the boys of the Inverness Reformatory School for a silver football cup.
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Although the cup itself has not survived, this may represent one of the earliest recorded football trophies in the Highlands.
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Just back from a visit to the new 𝐆𝐑𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 in Tain, and I was reminded of this wonderful old photograph. The methods have changed, but the importance of learning, growing, and working together remains much the same
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𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 – 𝟏𝟖 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟗 This wonderful photograph shows pupils from Tain Royal Academy taking part in the school play Princess Chrysanthemum in 1909.
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🎉 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟗𝟔𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐧! 🎉 Today marks 960 years since the date traditionally associated with the establishment of the sanctuary, or girth, of St Duthac at Tain.
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𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 A pleasure to welcome Chris Ross and family to Balnagown today—sunshine, and gardens full of blossom 🌸
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫. Carved in Easter Ross over 1,200 years ago—one of Scotland’s finest Pictish cross-slabs. A reconstruction to reveal details lost to time. What stands out? #Pictish #NiggStone #EasterRoss
🤖 Made with AI
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𝟐𝟎 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟒𝟑𝟗 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐧 After the 1427 burning of St Duthac’s chapel destroyed its charters, an inquest at Tain reaffirmed the town’s ancient rights—free trade, sanctuary, and protection under the Church. #TainHistory #EasterRoss
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❤️ Thank You, Edderton Community Council ❤️ We are grateful for their generous support of the museum for the 2026 season. Their sponsorship is now acknowledged within the gallery, supporting the care and sharing of Tain’s history. #TainHistory #EasterRoss
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