Trips out from Tain
One place to visit we list is in Tain or within 5 km of its edge: Tain & District Museum. Dunrobin Castle lies 20 km out, worth a day. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 4 castles and 3 historic houses.
Closest to Tain
The closest place to visit, Tain & District Museum, is 400 m out. Tain & District Museum is a museum in Tain.
1Finding them
The map numbers 7 places, in the order of the tiles below.
Tain is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which kinds
11 of the 13 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Tain. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Brodie Castle).
All the places to visit
One in town leads, with 12 more within 40 km after it.
Fort George
18th-century fortress built in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Cawdor Castle
Scottish castle, built ca. 1380, with many later additions; fictional home of Macbeth.
What is in or close to Tain comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
87 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Tain’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tain →
Further away
Places within 40 km number 12; the best known lead.
6CathedralInverness Cathedral39 km south
7Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle31 km southeastCastleCastleCawdor Castle33 km southHistoric houseHistoric houseCarbisdale Castle24 km northwest
Historic houseInverness Castle38 km southAttractionAttractionNorth Coast 50037 km northwestFortFortCàrn Liath22 km northeastCastleCastleCastle Craig23 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Inverness →
What people ask about Tain
What are the main attractions in Tain?
The place to visit inside Tain’s locality is Tain & District Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Tain have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Tain: Tain & District Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Tain?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Brodie Castle (National Trust for Scotland), 31 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Tain?
Within 40 km: Dunrobin Castle (20 km), Dornoch Cathedral (8.1 km), Dornoch Castle (8 km), Fort George (25 km).
Where are Tain’s historic buildings listed?
Tain has 87 listed buildings, 2 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Tain when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Tain & District Museum: Creator:Muymalestado, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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