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PortmahomackPortmahomack is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. Situated about 10 miles east of Tain on the Tarbat Peninsula, Portmahomack has long been known to be on the site of early settlements. The original evidence of habitation was provided by "shell middens" pointing to settlement as early as one or two thousand years BCE. Recently, excavations by Professor Martin Carver of York University, have revealed that Portmahomack is the site of the first Pictish monastry ever discovered. Evidence points to major religious settlement in the seventh century. Today, Portmahomack is a tourist destination with its traditional harbour, swimming beach, golf, dolphin watching, fishing and other watersports. The permanent population is between 500 and 600 residents.
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