Tain (Scotland)
Tain Scottish Gaelic Baile Dhubhthaich |
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Street in Tain | ||
Coordinates | 57 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 3 ′ W | |
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Residents | 3655 2011 census | |
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Post town | TAIN | |
ZIP code section | IV19 | |
prefix | 01862 | |
Part of the country | Scotland | |
Council area | Highland | |
British Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | |
Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | |
Tain ( Gaelic : Baile Dhubhthaich ) is a town in the Scottish Council Area Highland . It is located about 40 km north-northeast of Inverness and 80 km southwest of Thurso on the south coast of the Dornoch Firth . Tain is the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland and received this status in 1457. In 2011 Tain had 3,655 residents.
West of Tain is the whiskey distillery Glenmorangie , which has been in operation since 1843 ; the Balblair distillery, active since 1790, is located about seven kilometers west in Edderton .
traffic
Tain is on the major A9 trunk road that connects Edinburgh with Thurso and crosses the Dornoch Firth over the Dornoch Firth Bridge a few kilometers west of Tain . Furthermore, Tain has had its own train station since 1864 , which the Far North Line serves regularly.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ entry to Glemorangie distillery at maltmadness.com
- ↑ Entry on the Balblair distillery at maltmadness.com