Tarbat Ness ( Scottish Gaelic : Rubha Thairbeirt ) is headland that lies at the end of the Tarbat peninsula in Easter Ross , Scotland. The name is from the Gaelic tairbeart meaning " isthmus " and the Old Norse ness , meaning " headland ". It lies at the south of the entrance to the Dornoch Firth .
15-616: The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is located at the North West tip of the Tarbat Ness peninsula near the fishing village of Portmahomack on the east coast of Scotland . It was built in 1830 by Robert Stevenson and has an elevation of 53 metres (174 ft) and 203 steps to the top of the tower. At the Battle of Tarbat Ness in the 11th century, Thorfinn the Mighty defeated " Karl Hundason ", possibly
30-550: A Roman fortification, that were later identified in the Middle Ages as a "Roman landmark" near Port a' Chait (now called "Port a Chaistell"). Tarbat Ness The Upper Old Red Sandstone Devonian period bedrock contains fish fossils. There are examples of a range of pitting, saltspray and honeycomb erosion and "some of the best examples of differential erosion processes on tilted sandstone strata in Scotland". The height of
45-742: A Viking name for Macbeth . Further down the peninsula at Portmahomack , in the 1480s the Clan Ross slaughtered a raiding party from the Clan Mackay by locking them in the Tarbat Old Church and setting fire to it. This event is known as the Battle of Tarbat . A storm in the Moray Firth in November 1826 saw the loss of 16 vessels and brought many applications for lighthouses to be constructed at Tarbat Ness and at Covesea Skerries . Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
60-448: A raiding party from the Clan Mackay by locking them in the Tarbat Old Church and setting fire to it. This event is known as the Battle of Tarbat . On 14 October 1941 a Saro Lerwick flying boat assigned to No. 4 OTU L7268 crashed into the sea near Tarbat Ness following failure of the port engine. The aircraft could not maintain altitude on single engine. Six of the crew were killed, three recovered alive. The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
75-401: A rescue made by the principal keeper William Davidson of 4 of the 5 crew members of a Norwegian schooner. No date given for this. She mentions this in the context that Robert Stevenson required keepers to stay with the light and not risk rescuing shipwrecked people. It seems that even with the light, ships could still be driven ashore. She accessed the full entries of logs and diaries available at
90-401: A rescue made by the principal keeper William Davidson of 4 of the 5 crew members of a Norwegian schooner. No date given for this. She mentions this in the context that Robert Stevenson required keepers to stay with the light and not risk rescuing shipwrecked people. It seems that even with the light, ships could still be driven ashore. She accessed the full entries of logs and diaries available at
105-429: Is located at the North West tip of the Tarbat Ness peninsula near the fishing village of Portmahomack on the east coast of Scotland . It was built in 1830 by Robert Stevenson and has an elevation of 53 metres (174 ft) and 203 steps to the top of the tower. At the Battle of Tarbat Ness in the 11th century, Thorfinn the Mighty defeated " Karl Hundason ", possibly a Viking name for Macbeth . Further down
120-468: Is located at the north west tip of the peninsula. It was built in 1830 by Robert Stevenson and has an elevation of 53 metres (174 ft) and 203 steps to the top of the tower. The restored Ballone Castle lies at the south east end of the peninsula north of the village of Rockfield . 57°51′59″N 3°46′27″W / 57.86639°N 3.77417°W / 57.86639; -3.77417 Tarbat Ness Lighthouse The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
135-471: The Northern Lights Board. Earthquake shocks were sometimes reported and Tarbat Ness once shook so that the shades and lamp glasses rattled. According to local tradition, the site of the lighthouse was once a Roman fort and later used for witches' covens. Tarbat Ness is also a place of special interest for the observation of migratory birds. Probably the lighthouse was built on the foundations of
150-406: The Northern Lights Board. Earthquake shocks were sometimes reported and Tarbat Ness once shook so that the shades and lamp glasses rattled. According to local tradition, the site of the lighthouse was once a Roman fort and later used for witches' covens. Tarbat Ness is also a place of special interest for the observation of migratory birds. Probably the lighthouse was built on the foundations of
165-540: The headland reaches 17m above sea level in the south and east and 10m in the north and west. The raised beaches provide evidence of the post-glacial changes in sea level. Water depths offshore reach 10m at 300m offshore and 20m at circa 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) offshore. According to the Orkneyinga Saga the Norse Earl of Orkney , Torf-Einarr "was the first man to dig peat for fuel, firewood being very scarce on
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#1732845260313180-454: The islands, at Tarbat Ness" (Torfness in the original). This is said to explain his nickname, torf meaning "peat", but it is clearly an absurd assertion. At the Battle of Tarbat Ness in the 11th century, Thorfinn the Mighty defeated " Karl Hundason ", possibly a Viking name for Macbeth . Further down the peninsula near the village of Portmahomack , in the 1480s the Clan Ross slaughtered
195-430: The peninsula at Portmahomack , in the 1480s the Clan Ross slaughtered a raiding party from the Clan Mackay by locking them in the Tarbat Old Church and setting fire to it. This event is known as the Battle of Tarbat . A storm in the Moray Firth in November 1826 saw the loss of 16 vessels and brought many applications for lighthouses to be constructed at Tarbat Ness and at Covesea Skerries . Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
210-521: Was engineered by Robert Stevenson for the Northern Lighthouse Board and the light was first exhibited on 26 January 1830. James Smith of Inverness was the contractor responsible for the building of the lighthouse which cost £9,361. The lighthouse tower is the third tallest in Scotland behind North Ronaldsay and Skerryvore and is notable for having two distinguishing broad red bands. Bella Bathurst's 1999 'The Lighthouse Stevensons' refers to
225-454: Was engineered by Robert Stevenson for the Northern Lighthouse Board and the light was first exhibited on 26 January 1830. James Smith of Inverness was the contractor responsible for the building of the lighthouse which cost £9,361. The lighthouse tower is the third tallest in Scotland behind North Ronaldsay and Skerryvore and is notable for having two distinguishing broad red bands. Bella Bathurst's 1999 'The Lighthouse Stevensons' refers to
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