MHG28612 - Township - Oskaig
Summary
The township is known from the 16th and 17th century charters.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A Walkover Survey of Oskaig and Holoman was undertaken by ACFA in 1995 as part of a continuing survey of the Island of Raasay.
Oskaig is situated on the west coast 2km north of Raasay House and both the new and older parts of the settlement lie beside the road to Holoman and the beach. The township is known from the 16th and 17th century charters. The remains of this period are probably those beside the road and perhaps the remains which lie behind Manitoba. The settlement had decayed by the early 19th century when in, 1827, there was no rent on it. In 1846 the Register House Plan for Raasay and Rona shows enclosures but only 2 buildings, the lands having been taken over as part of the House Farm at Raasay House. In that year, Camusrannoch paid rent as did Oskaig Park, south of the modem township.
In 1851/2 the land was held by Mr Rainy. In the 1840s through to the 1860s there was never more than one family holding land and in the latter decade the population had dwindled to nothing. In 1878, however, Mr Wood decided that this would be the site of a settlement of tradespeople, and built 6 cottages. These are still inhabited to-day. In the 1880s a row of 6 cottages lying to the north of the main settlement were built by Mr Wood and these were intended for widows. These are known as Manitoba.
The area surveyed is bounded in the west by the occupied houses, lying in a semi-circle on the shore line of a small bay, to the east by the road, to the south by the substantial post improvement wall separating the improved from the unimproved ground and to the north by the shore line below Manitoba. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1338 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald and Wood, J and J S. 1995. 'Oskaig and Holoman Isle of Raasay (Portree parish), settlement survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1995, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. 46.
- <1> SHG21161 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Macdonald. J. & Wood, J.S. (eds). 1995. An Archaeological Survey of two settlements at Oskaig and Holoman on Raasay, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region. Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA). 30/01/1995. Digital (scanned as PDF). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5472 3797 (507m by 1282m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/132713 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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