Saint DuthacSaint Duthac (also Duthus or Duthak; 1000–1065) was a Scottish Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ross. He is the patron saint of Tain in Scotland. His feast day is 8 March. Biography and legacyAccording to the Aberdeen Breviary, Duthac was a native Scot. Tradition has it that Duthac was born in Tain and educated in Ireland.
Royal charterDocument granting rights from a monarchCharter granted by King George IV in 1827, establishing King's College, Toronto, now the University of TorontoColoured engraving by H. D. Smith, commemorating the grant of a charter in 1829 to King's College, LondonA royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent.
Royal burghStatus: RepealedText of statute as originally enactedA royal burgh ( ) was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter. Although abolished by law in 1975, the term is still used by many former royal burghs. Most royal burghs were either created by the Crown, or upgraded from another status, such as burgh of barony.
Scottish HighlandsThe Highlands (Scottish Gaelic: a' Ghàidhealtachd, lit.'the place of the Gaels'; Scots: the Hielands) is a historical region of Scotland, comprising the Northernmost mountain ranges on the island of Great Britain, divided by the Great Glen between the Grampian Mountains to the southeast and the Northwest Highlands, divided from the islands of the Hebrides by the Minch.
ScotlandScotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and adjacent islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. In 2022, the country's population was about 5.4 million. Its capital city is Edinburgh, whilst Glasgow is the largest and the most populous of the cities in the country.
InvernessCity in the Highlands of ScotlandCity and administrative centre in ScotlandInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands in the north of Scotland. Long regarded as the de facto capital of the Scottish Highlands, it is the administrative centre for The Highland Council region whose headquarters are located close to the city centre.
GlasgowGlasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west centralScotland. It is the third-most populous city in the United Kingdom and comprises 23 wards which represent the areas within the city boundaries.
Market townIn Europe a market town is a settlement that obtained a market right (by custom or royal charter) in the Middle Ages, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or a city. In Great Britain, small rural towns with a hinterland of villages are still commonly called market towns, and this is sometimes reflected in their names (e.g. Downham Market, Market Rasen, or Market Drayton).
Scottish GaelicCeltic languageScottish Gaelic ( ; endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish.
EdinburghCapital city of ScotlandPlace in ScotlandEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland (behind Glasgow) and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom.
Ross-shireRoss-shire (; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois), or the County of Ross, was a county in the Scottish Highlands. It bordered Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire, a county consisting of numerous enclaves or exclaves scattered throughout Ross-shire's territory. The mainland had a coast to the east onto the Moray Firth and a coast to the west onto the Minch.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherQueen of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also the last empress of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved on 15 August 1947.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.