Burghead Fort was a Pictish promontory fort on the site now occupied by the small town of Burghead in Moray, Scotland. It was one of the earliest power...
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Burghead (Scots: Burgheid or The Broch, Scottish Gaelic: Am Broch) is a small town in Moray, Scotland, about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Elgin. The town...
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known. Larger, but not large, settlements existed around royal forts, such as at Burghead Fort, or associated with religious foundations. No towns are known...
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The Burghead Bulls are a group of carved Pictish stones from the site of Burghead Fort in Moray, Scotland, each featuring an incised image of a bull. Up...
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for example, six stones with the single symbol of a bull found at Burghead Fort suggest that this represented the place itself, or its owners, despite...
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church of St Aethan within Burghead Fort, which had been destroyed by the Vikings. The parish of Duffus included Burghead, and its dedication to Saint...
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this period, a status it probably inherited after the destruction of Burghead Fort by Vikings in the 9th century, and which may be commemorated by the...
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bases in Pictland is also the largest...the coastal promontory fort at Burghead, Moray...important naval base for the Picts from as far back as the late...
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Pictish sites: as well as the religious site at Kinneddar there was Burghead Fort – the largest fortified site in early historic Scotland – and the Sculptor's...
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Pinnata Castra was located just to the east of Burghead. A precursor of the later Pictish fort at Burghead itself remains a strong candidate for the site...
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