Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Oatridge Agricultural College
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Oatridge College
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
c 1967 - 2012
History
Oatridge Agricultural College was a further education institution specialising in agriculture and rural skills training. It was formed in 1967 when Ecclesmachan was chosen as the site of Scotland's first local authority residential college for further education in agriculture. Originally courses were taught in temporary accommodation on the farm site. In 1974, the main building with workshops and accommodation was officially opened by HRH Prince Philip. The new buildings provided facilities for courses in agriculture, agricultural engineering, green keeping, horse care and forestry.
In 2012, the College became part of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).
Places
Ecclesmachan, West Lothian
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Scotland's Agricultural Colleges (SAC) (1990 - 2012)
Identifier of related entity
C0006
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1990 - 2012
Description of relationship
Related entity
West of Scotland Agricultural College (WOSAC) (1899 - 1990)
Identifier of related entity
C0001
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1974 - 1990
Description of relationship
Related entity
Elmwood Agricultural College (c.1950- 2012)
Identifier of related entity
C0004
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1974 - 2012
Description of relationship
Related entity
North of Scotland College of Agriculture (NOSCA) (1904 - 1990)
Identifier of related entity
C0003
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1974 - 1990
Description of relationship
Related entity
Edinburgh and the East of Scotland College of Agriculture (EESCA) (1901 - 1990)
Identifier of related entity
C0002
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1974 - 1990
Description of relationship
Related entity
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) (2012 -)
Identifier of related entity
C0007
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) is the successor of Oatridge Agricultural College
Dates of relationship
2012
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
C005
Institution identifier
GB 3488
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final