# Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC055037
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** March 11, 2026
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC055037


## Contact

- **Address:** Tain Through Time, The Pilgrimage, Tower Street
- **Postcode:** IV19 1HE
- **Website:** https://www.tainmuseum.org.uk/



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**Objectives:** a) to advance education and the arts, heritage and culture by collecting,  preserving and making accessible the history, traditions and genealogical  records of Tain, Easter Ross and Clan Ross.  b to operate and maintain the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre  for the benefit of the public, including exhibitions, educational programmes  and events.  c) to advance community development by providing a cultural hub for local  residents, visitors and the worldwide Clan Ross diaspora.  d) to conserve, interpret and promote the history and material culture of the  area, including archives, artefacts and oral traditions.  e) to undertake any other activities which further the charitable purposes of  education, heritage and culture for the benefit of the public.  f) to accept a transfer of and thereafter take over and operate the trust  comprising the Tain & District Museum and Clan Ross Centre, being a charity registered with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator with  registration number SC017848, and to operate the Trust Fund established under the said Declaration of Trust in succession to the Trust.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Highland
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area