Monument record MHG42934 - Industrial areas, Portmahomack
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 9144 8395 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NH98SW |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | TARBAT |
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Full Description
Excavations of the precinct around Tarbat revealed remains of specialist industrial working area to SW of the church - believed to be making gold items, possible glass artefacts (mock jewels for mounts), vellum making. Iron scale was found over large extents of the excavated area and one building located between the two southern enclosure ditches ws particularly associated with this. All features pre-date probable destruction of the site in the C10?. <1>
A large area to the south of Tarbat Ness Road has been assessed by Historic Scotland as of national importance and worthy of scheduling. This comprises the buried remains of a large early historic, Pictish monastic settlement, in use from the 6th to 8th centuries AD and later re-occupied. <2>
A large area to the SSW of Tarbat West Church has now been Scheduled by Historic Scotland. Archaeological excavations demonstrate that the foundations of buildings survive within the settlement and aerial photographs show the cropmark of a D-shaped boundary ditch surrounding the settlement and enclsoing the present Tarbat West Church. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23635 Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
- <2> SHG24765 Text/Report: Historic Scotland. 03/2010. Proposal to Schedule an Ancient Monument: Statement of National Importance. Historic Scotland. . Digital (scanned as PDF).
- <3> SHG24988 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Scotland. 09/2010. Entry in the Schedule of Monuments Re: Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95m SSW of Tarbat West Church NGR: NH914839. Digital (scanned as PDF).
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Record last edited
Nov 8 2010 10:18AM