Aerial view of Portmahomack, Tarbat Ness, looking E.

Description Aerial view of Portmahomack, Tarbat Ness, looking E.

Date 1994

Collection Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 1865090

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content The present fishing village of Portmahomack developed after 1815. Tarbat Old Parish Church, at centre of picture, was mostly built in 1756 on medieval foundations and now functions as the Tarbat Discovery Centre. It is surrounded by an extensive burial ground. A great number of carved stones and grave slabs have been found in the area surrounding the church and many are now on display within the church. The Old Tarbat Manse lies above the church building. Between 1995 and 2006 an extensive excavation was undertaken in the church and the area around it and the remains of a Pictish monastery were uncovered. Two of the trenches can be seen in this picture. Tarbat Free Church of Scotland, built in 1892-3, is towards the lower left. In the distance, at centre top, is Ballone Castle which fell into ruin after the 1745 rebellion, but was renovated and made into a family home in the 1990s. Title and Scope & Content contributed by North of Scotland Archaeological Society (2021).

Accession Number 2019/15

External Reference P10429

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap