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Early Medieval

Battle of Tarbat Ness c.890

890
Ross-shire, Scotland
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Ross-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Pictish defenders
Forces
c.300–600 Pictish defenders; Norse tactical victory.
VS
Victor
Norse
Forces
c.500–1,000 Norse raiders
Outcome
Norse forces secured the Tarbat peninsula opening the Dornoch Firth to Norse raiding
The Battle

History & Significance

Tarbat peninsula became a Norse administrative and ecclesiastical centre

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Tarbat Ness c.890

Castle Haven,dun
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Portmahomack monastic settlement, 95m SSW of Tarbat West Church
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.8 miles
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