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...

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...

known. Larger, but not large, settlements existed around royal forts, such as at Burghead Fort, or associated with religious foundations. No towns are known...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...