Portmahomack, General
Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Portmahomack, General
Classification Burgh (Medieval), Village (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 75544
Site Number NH98SW 34
NGR NH 9164 8437
NGR Description Centred NH 9164 8437
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/75544
- Council Highland
- Parish Tarbat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Watching Brief (23 March 2008 - 27 July 2010)
NH 8166 7888 – NH 9159 8488 A watching brief on selected
sections of the water main renewal route from Loandhu
to Portmahomack was carried out 23 March 2008–27 July
2010, following a desk-based assessment of part of the route
(Loandhu to Cadboll) in 2007. Eight features were marked
out and safeguarded. Site visits and watching briefs were
conducted at 11 trench areas during construction works,
including on the Hill of Fearn to Rhynie Road, at Rhynie
Farmhouse, S of Cadboll Farm, at the site of St Mary’s
Orthoimage elevations derived from laser scans of the entrance to Caisteal Chapel/Cathabul, in the vicinity of the Cadboll Mount, at
Meikle Tarrel Farmworkers’ Cottages and six in the village of
Portmahomack. Finds included 19th- to 20th-century domestic
and architectural debris, an undated partially dressed stone
slab and a carved sandstone fragment, believed to be a
medieval column capital, dated to the 13th century.
Archive: Highland Archaeology Services Ltd
Funder: Scottish Water