Colour photograph of Taigh Neilidh Neill an Drobhair, Barrapol in 2003.
The chimney of Taigh Neilidh Nèill an Drobhair, Barrapol photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Taigh Raonaild in Brock
Photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003
Because thatching is so labour intensive, islanders have experimented with different roofing materials as they became available. The most popular has been a layer of felt laid on wooden sarking which is then tarred every other year.
The roof timbers were largely retained so that the shape of the new black roofs resembled that of the thatch. This design allowed small windows to be put into the roof space which give a more usable upper floor.
Putting a modern roof on to old walls has given the traditional houses a new life to an extent not seen anywhere else in Scotland. This was helped by a Housing Action Scheme run by the local authority in the 1980s which encouraged the renovation of existing houses rather than the building of new ‘kit’ houses.
Colour photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003.
Taigh Raonaild in Brock photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Catriona in Heanish in 2003.
Taigh Catriona or “Brandon Cottage” in Heanish photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Mairi Nic Mhaoilein in Balevullin in 2003.
Taigh Màiri Nic Mhaoilein in Balevullin photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Dhonnchaidh Dhomhnaill `ic Neill in Balevullin in 2003.
Taigh Dhonnchaidh Dhomhnaill ’ic Nèill in Balevullin photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Dhonnchaidh Dhomhnaill `ic Neill in Balevullin in 2003.
The stones holding down the netting on the thatch of Taigh Neilidh Nèill an Drobhair, Barrapol photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of Taigh Raonaild in Brock in 2003.
The leaning chimney of Taigh Raonaild in Brock with Taigh Iain Mhòir and Taigh Èairdsidh in the background, photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2003.
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Colour photograph of the opening of An Talla in July 2004.
The opening ceremony at An Talla on 1/7/2004.
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Colour photograph of Tiree Pipe Band at the opening of An Talla in July 2004.
Tiree Pipe Band playing at the opening of An Talla on 1st July 2004. Clockwise from extreme left: Pipe Major Duncan MacLean, Angus MacPhail, unknown, Niall MacKinnon, Ben Williams, Ian MacDonald, Kenneth MacKinnon, Sophie Isaacson, John Isaacson, Gordon Connell, Scott Brown, Andrew Findlater, Iain Smith, Michael Holliday, John MacLean (centre).
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Skerryvore Lighthouse
Photograph of Skerryvore Lighthouse in 2004.
Situated 12 miles southwest of Tiree, Skerryvore lighthouse was built between 1835 and 1842 by Alan Stevenson, Clerk of Works to the Northern Lighthouse Board, on a reef that had wrecked ships over many years
The lighthouse stands 42 metes high, weighs a total of 58,580 tons and has walls 2.9 metres thick at the base. The lower four courses are built from grey Tiree granite which proved too hard and time-consuming to dress. The remainder of the tower is built from more workable pink granite shipped from the Ross of Mull.
It was described by the Institute of Civil Engineers as ‘the finest combination of mass with elegance to be met with in architectural or engineering structures’.
Colour photograph of Skerryvore lighthouse in July 2004.
Skerryvore lighthouse in July 2004.