Tain

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Tain

Total population

3,570

Coordinates57.81°, -4.06°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tain is a royal burgh and parish in the County of Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Donald Ross

Professional golfer, golf course architect (1872–1948)

Peter Fraser

New Zealand politician (1884–1950)

Alec Ross

professional golfer (1879–1952)

William J. Watson

author

M

Murdo MacKenzie

cattle baron (1850–1939)

Alexander Taylor Innes

Scottish writer and lawyer

C

Cameron Ross McIntosh

Canadian politician and centenarian

H

Hector Ross

British actor (1914–1980)

J

Jack Cameron

Scottish footballer

J

James Ross

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1814–1874)

J

John Ross

Scottish merchant during the American Revolution 1726-1800

J

Judith Bain

British fencer

Lewis Ross

Canadian politician

N

Norman Christie

Scottish footballer and manager (1925-2010)

R

Rory Macdonald

British musician

Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht

British general

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• The Pillars
  5.7 mi away
• Coul
  7.7 mi away
• Achnagarron
  9.6 mi away
• Dalmore
  10.9 mi away
• Ardross
  11.5 mi away
• Rogart
  13.5 mi away
• Culdrain
  14 mi away
• Achnagarrin
  14.3 mi away
• Achork
  14.5 mi away
• Breachadh
  14.8 mi away
• Farlary
  14.9 mi away
• Morness
  14.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tain

The Royal Burgh of Tain

Tain (Scotland). Town Council. · 1962

Old Ross-shire and Scotland, as seen in the Tain and Balnagown documents

W. Macgill · 1909

The Celtic dragon myth

John Francis Campbell · 1911

A taste of Tain

Carole Herd · 2005

Old Ross-shire and Scotland, as Seen in the Tain and Balnagown Documents

W Macgill · 2018

Tain

Ordnance Survey · 1991

Dornoch and Alness, Invergordon and Tain

Ordnance Survey · 1998

Old Ross-shire and Scotland

W. Macgill · 1909

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-09-17

Scotch Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Seen 2026-09-17

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-17

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-09-17

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-17

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-09-16

Lawn daisy

Bellis perennis

Seen 2026-09-16

Ring-necked Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Seen 2026-09-15

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers