Museums & Galleries · Inverness
Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre
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Photo: Creator:Muymalestado (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore the museum's online collections of objects and images
- View the Tain war memorials
- Read wartime stories such as a Tain POW at Colditz Castle
- See Roderick Christie's wartime diary as a POW
- Independent, volunteer-run museum covering local Easter Ross history
Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre is an independent, volunteer-run museum in Tain, Highland, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of Easter Ross. You can explore online collections of objects and images, view the town's war memorials, and read individual wartime stories, including a Tain prisoner of war held at Colditz Castle and the surviving diary of a Seaforth Highlander captured at St Valery. It's open 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Friday, from April to October, making it a good stop for anyone with an interest in local heritage and wartime history. The nearest station, Tain, is just 0.2 miles away, and there are 33 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, making it easy to combine a visit with a nearby stay.
Practical details
- Open
- 10am–4pm, Tuesday to Friday, April to October
From the attraction's own website on 23 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Turn a visit to Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Tain 0.2 miles
- Fearn 3.2 miles
- Invergordon 9.6 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page