Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre
Volunteer-run local history museum in Tain with Tain silver, Pictish stone fragments and the Clan Ross Centre, within the Tain Through Time complex.
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About the museum
Tain & District Museum opened in 1966 to mark the 900th anniversary of Tain's royal charter. Rosemary Mackenzie, who was asked to organise an exhibition of local material for the celebration, became its first curator. She had long collected items of local interest, and the museum was founded partly so that valuable material would stay in Tain after the local government reorganisation of 1975.
The collection was first held in what had been the caretaker's cottage of the old collegiate church, built in the 1880s. It stands in the churchyard of St Duthac's collegiate church and is now part of the Tain Through Time visitor attraction. The museum is independent and run by volunteers, serving the area of Easter Ross.
The collection includes objects, photographs and archives of local and regional importance, a fragment of the Nigg Stone and other Pictish material, and silver made in Tain in the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum also holds a papal bull of 1492. The Clan Ross Centre covers the heritage and genealogy of the clan, and the museum also keeps online collections and records of local war memorials.
Highlights
- Silver made in Tain in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Fragment of the Pictish Nigg Stone
- Clan Ross Centre and genealogy resources
- Online collections and war memorial records
- Part of the Tain Through Time churchyard complex
Permanent exhibition
- Local history, Tain silver and Clan Ross – Objects, photographs and archives about Easter Ross, including Tain silver, Pictish stone material and displays on Clan Ross.
- Founded
- 1966
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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The museum's own website does not list prices; the Art Fund lists entry as free.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | A Clan Ross tour of the museum site can be booked. |
