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MHG66464 - Buildings - Holoman, Raasay

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A line of buildings stands 25m long and some 5m wide, but there is evidence of at least two earlier phases on this site.

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A township comprising five roofed buildings, one partially roofed long building, five unroofed buildings, four enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Isle of Skye 1879, sheet xxx). One roofed, twelve unroofed buildings, three enclosures, a sheepfold and a head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 4 November 1996

The survey of Oskaig and Holoman was carried out by ACFA in April 1995 as part of a continuing survey of the Island of Raasay. Holoman
NG 5518 4010 Centred on this grid reference are a complex of structures covering an area of 70m by 25m:
(1) Sub-rectangular structure 6m by 3.8m.
(2) Square structure 4m by 4m.
(3) Sub-rectangular structure 10m by 3.8m. <1>

A complex of structures covering an area of some 70m x 25m north to south, was constructed over earlier buildings for the fishing activities which were carried out in the 19th century at Holoman. It falls into two parts with a passageway between.

The Southern Section;
Feature 11. On the west side, a line of buildings stands 25m long and some 5m wide, but there is evidence of at least two earlier phases on this site.
Structure (a) A well built stone structure 6m x 3.8m with walls some 0.6m thick standing to a height of 2m , has an entrance at the south west comer. This building has been constructed slightly back on earlier foundations which are visible on the west side.
Structure (b) South of (a), across a narrow stone filled passage, a building 4m x 4m, probably part of the south end of an earlier house, is more ruinous.
Structure © The northern, more ruined, part of the row is 10m x 3.8m and a possible entrance in the north west comer has tumbled large stones outside whose purpose is not clear. The structure has an internal stone partition 3.8m from the gable. Some 1.5m from the south gable is evidence of an old foundation running halfway across the building. To which phase this belongs is not obvious.
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NGR adjusted based on 2010 vertical aerial photographs. <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 5517 4008 (6m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG54SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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