What is recorded here
Castle Brae holds St Duthus's Church from the 14th or 15th Century, a compact Highland landmark rather than a distant myth. People may have gathered there for prayer, marriage or burial while Tain grew around it. The church still belongs to the town's memory even if no ceremony sounds inside it now.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Church as Church (14th Century) - (15th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Duthus's Church in Tain, part of Castle Brae, was built in the 14th to 15th century and is associated with the historic Pictish saint Duthus, making it an important religious and cultural site in northern Scotland. It is remembered as a key example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture in the region.
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Places near here
Tain, Castle Brae, St Duthus's Collegiate ChurchChurch (post Medieval), Churchyard (medieval) - (post Medieval), Collegiate Church (14th Century) - (16th Century), Commemorative Monument (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 33 yd
Tain CastleCastle (medieval) · 34 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Tain, High Street, Tolbooth, TowerTolbooth (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 63 yd
Tain, High Street, Market CrossMarket Cross (period Unassigned) · 69 yd
Mercat CrossMonument · 69 yd
Kenneth Murray MonumentMemorial · 133 yd
Alexandra Bridge commemorative stoneMemorial · 595 yd
Ardjachie PointHeadland · 2.4 mi
Easter Lamington WoodForest · 2.7 mi
Morangie ForestForest · 3.1 mi
Tarlogie ScalpsBeach / strand · 3.2 mi
Cnoc an t-SabhailMountain / peak · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0