Portmahomack

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Portmahomack is a coastal village in Easter Ross, Scotland, notable as an important archaeological site of early medieval Pictish monastic life and art.

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Portmahomack canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
church
coastal settlement
museum
village
administrativeCouncilArea Highland Council Area
archaeologicalPeriod early medieval period
associatedWithPeople Picts
country Scotland
focusesOn Pictish archaeology
early medieval monasticism
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf Pictish sculpture workshop
manuscript production
metalworking
stone carving workshop
hasArchaeologicalSite Portmahomack Pictish monastery
hasCoastType North Sea coast
hasFeature harbour
sandy beach
hasHeritage Pictish monastery remains
early Christian sculpture
hasMuseum Tarbat Discovery Centre
hasParishChurch Tarbat Parish Church
historicalSignificance major Pictish monastic centre
knownFor Pictish stone carving
early medieval Christian art
early medieval Pictish monastic site
locatedIn Easter Ross
Highland
Northern Scotland
linked to: northern Scotland

Portmahomack
Portmahomack
Ross and Cromarty
locatedOn Dornoch Firth
Tarbat Peninsula
nearbyTown Tain
overlooks Dornoch Firth
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
region Scottish Highlands
religiousHistory early Christian monastery
religiousTradition Christianity
touristAttraction Pictish archaeological site
Tarbat Discovery Centre
traditionalLanguage Scots
Scottish Gaelic

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Pictish art associatedSite Portmahomack
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse locatedNear Portmahomack
Tarbat Discovery Centre locatedIn Portmahomack
subject linked to: Portmahomack
Tarbat Parish Church locatedIn Portmahomack
subject linked to: Portmahomack