Record details
| ID: | MHG8473 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Monastic site, Portmahomack |
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Reports
| Grid Reference: | NH 91480 84020 |
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| Map Sheet: | NH98SW |
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| Civil Parish: | TARBAT |
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| Geographical Area: | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 12793: Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95 SSW of Tarbat West Church NGR: NH914839 |
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Other References/Statuses
- Historic Environment Record: MHG8473
- NMRS NUMLINK Reference: 15664
- NMRS Record Details: NH98SW4.2 PORTMAHOMACK, TARBATNESS ROAD, TARBAT WEST CHURCH, CHURCHYARD
- Old SMR Reference Number: NH98SW0053
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 enclsoing the present Tarbat West Church. <2>
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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/Publication/Volume: The University of York.. 1999. Tarbat Discovery Programme. Bulletin No.4. . |
| <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). . |
Related Monument/Building records
| MHG33688 | Parent of: Water mill site, Portmahomack (Monument) |
| MHG8475 | Part of: Tarbat Old Parish Church (Monument) |
Related Investigations - none
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