Places ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

Tain Places

Attribution: unknown (Procession in High Street for Diamond Jubilee 1897)

Churches

Find out more about the St Duthus Collegiate Church and another interesting excerpt from Ye His Saints

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Commercial

Find out more about the commercial premises in Tain

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Features

Find out about the wide range of features: from the Gallow Hill to the Murray Monument.

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Place Names of Tain Parish

This extract was taken, with the permission of the Trustees, from Prof. W.J. Watson’s – ‘Place Names of Ross and Cromarty’. The most recent edition of this work was published by HIGHLAND HERITAGE BOOKS Tir nan Oran, 8 Culcairn Road, Evanton IV16 9YT

Place Names of Ross and Cromarty p 32 onwards

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Bank House Tower Street

Bank House is a category B listed two-storey building dating from 1845. The architect, George Angus, constructed it of ashlar sandstone under a pitched and slated roof. It has fine features: moulded architraved windows, deep moulding eaves, cornices, string coursing and a classical pilastered entrance doorway to the front elevation. Internally, the rooms have ornamental moulded ceiling cornices in the main reception rooms, panelled doors with moulded surrounds, deep wall skirtings and shuttered windows. Please read more on our website