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Tain, remains of old parish church and burial ground, is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Ross-shire, Scotland, representing an important centre of Christian worship and community burial practice. The site comprises the archaeological remains of a parish church together with its associated burial ground, both now largely reduced to earthworks and fragmentary structural elements. Dating from the medieval period, the church would have served the local population of Tain as both a place of worship and a focal point for parochial administration under the Scottish diocesan system. The survival of the burial ground alongside the church ruins provides evidence of continuous mortuary use across the medieval centuries and demonstrates the enduring spiritual and social significance of this location within the medieval parish structure of Ross-shire.
Tain, remains of old parish church and burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2803. View the official record →
Tain, remains of old parish church and burial ground, is a medieval ecclesiastical site located in Ross-shire, Scotland, representing an important centre of Christian worship and community burial practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2803.
Tain, remains of old parish church and burial ground dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a remains of old parish church and burial ground. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tain, remains of old parish church and burial ground is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2803.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Duthus's Chapel, Tain (0.5 km), Tarlogie Farm,dun 800m E of (2.5 km), King's Causeway,road 900m N of Grantfield (4.5 km).
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