MHG66441 - Enclosure - Oskaig
Summary
A sub-rectangular structure measuring 9m x 5.5m with walls 1m high.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG 547 383 and NG 552 402 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. The survey team were: I Hughson, A Johnstone, A Macdonald, W Duggan, G Hearns, D McKay, J Waterton, J Macdonald and J S Wood.
NG 5462 3825 Sub-rectangular structure 9m by 5.5m.
NG 5455 3821 Sub-rectangular structure 17m by 5m.
NG 5453 3811 Rectangular stone structure 14m by 5.8m.
NG 5453 3812 A quay and boat noosts.
J Macdonald and J S Wood 1995.
Feature 6. A sub-rectangular structure measuring 9m x 5.5m with walls 1m high. It is of dry-stone construction and is built into a dry-stone dyke. There is an entrance in the west wall and another one, which has been blocked up, in its east wall. Inside the south-west comer is a curious sunken feature 4m x 2m and 200mm deep, the purpose of which is unclear. The structure was probably used in connection with the keeping of livestock. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2010 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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). Feature 6.
- <2> SHG27785 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2010. Getmapping aerial photography 2010. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5463 3824 (44m by 34m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- https://trove.scot/place/132708 (View record on the HES Trove website)
- https://trove.scot/place/132713 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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