Free Church Masonic Ceremony
An article from the John o' Groat Journal describes the masonic ceremony carried out while laying the foundation stone of the old Free Church in Tain in late August of 1843.
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REMAINS FROM THE TAIN SAND-DUNES
A paper read by Mr Hugh Miller on a series of remains from certain ploughed lands long buried under the sand dunes of the Fendom, near Tain, Ross-shire.
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A Noted Smuggler by W. J. Munro
A wee story we uncovered after re-erected the long-fallen gravestone of George and Ann Mackenzie last week.
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16th Century Rights for Tain’s Baillie
A court decision against the Provost and Baillie's of Tain which details the taxes due to Alexander Innes as the Laird of the Plaids and a 'Bailiary of Tayn.'
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Unfreemen of Tain
An extract from the Acts of the Lords of Council from 1501, detailing complaints by the Royal Burgh of Inverness against Tain's ancient rights of Sanctuary.
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Pugh or Alexander Munro
An article from the Ross-shire Journal by Robert Ross in Ballarat Australia regarding Pugh one of Tain's 19th-century 'celebrities'.
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The Tain Chapmen 1697
An extract from the Tain and Balnagown Documents regarding Chapmen from Tain. The unfortunate traders complain to the court in Tain that they have been left in debt after being attacked and robbed whilst travelling in Clan Mackay territory.
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Willie Ross of Pitmaduthy by W J Munro
One of several articles from the Peoples Journal in 1932 written by W J Munro from Tain.
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William Smith, Tain’s 19th century Photographer
An article on William Smith Tain's Photographer for almost 50 years.
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