Collegiate Church 

Tain is unusual in Scotland for the rare distinction of having upstanding remains of three medieval kirks or chapels.

Each one of these owes its existence to the respect, amounting to veneration, in which men and women of previous times held St Duthac the Patron Saint of Tain.

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The Collegiate Church is a well-preserved medieval church built at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries as the parish church of Tain.  The church was restored after being abandoned and allowed to fall into decay around the year 1815.  In 1877 the restoration began and today is managed and maintained by a volunteer committee.  

 

The St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Group are thrilled that the Collegiate Church will once again be a venue to some festival events.  It is the perfect venue.