Table of Contents

PORTMAHOMACK A Pictish holy place and its landscape Martin Carver PART 1 Exploring Ch 1 -- This is Portmahomack Ch 2 -- Expedition Ch 3 -- Discovery PART 2 The Monastery and its legacy Ch 4 -- The monks and their church Ch 5 -- Carvers and thinkers Ch 6 -- Architects and artisans Ch 7 -- Caught in the Cross Fire Ch 8 -- Back to the surface PART 3 Context Ch 9 -- A ritual landscape, with portage Ch 10 -- A holy place in history End notes References List of archaeological features

About the Author

Martin Carver spent twelve years as a freelance archaeologist before being appointed to the Chair of Archaeology at the University of York in 1986. He is Director of Research at Portmahomack and editor of the journal Antiquity.