Monument record MHG8473 - Monastic site, Portmahomack

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 9148 8402 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH98SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish TARBAT

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Full Description

See Associated Documents for material relating to the Tarbat Discovery Centre and associated excavations
For associated Records see 'Children'.
JW
25/8/00

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. <1>

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 enclosing the present Tarbat West Church. <2>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Portmahomack.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Portmahomack.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Portmahomack.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Carver, M.. 1999. Tarbat Discovery Programme Bulletin No.4. University of York. 25/10/1999. Paper (Original).
  • <1> Text/Report: Historic Scotland. 03/2010. Proposal to Schedule an Ancient Monument: Statement of National Importance. Historic Scotland. . Digital (scanned as PDF).
  • <2> 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

Oct 28 2016 2:15PM

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