Colour photograph of a standing stone at Hough in 2000.
Standing stone at Hough photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of a standing stone at Caoles in 2000.
Standing stone at Caoles photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of An Dunan, Salum in 2000.
An Dùnan at Salum showing the causeway to shore, photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of Dùn Ìbrig at Baugh in 2000.
Dùn Ìbrig at Baugh photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Former crannog at Loch na Buaile near Scarinish
Photograph of the site of a crannog at Loch na Buaile near Scarinish in 2000
The people of Iron Age Tiree built houses known as crannogs which were protected by water. These may have been a defence against invaders or possibly to keep rats away from corn. The one at Loch na Buaile near Scarinish was connected to the loch side by a four metre long causeway.
The possible remains of three others have been found on Tiree at Eilean Aird nam Brathan and Eilean Mhic Conuill in Loch Bhasapol and at Loch na Gile on the Balephetrish sliabh. The site of Island House, the Tiree residence of the Duke of Argyll, may originally also have been a crannog.
Similar buildings on the mainland were built around 400 BC. Many were used in unsettled times off and on until the 17th century.
Colour photograph of the remains of a crannog in Loch na Buaile in 2000.
Remains of a crannog at Loch na Buaile near Scarinish photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of the dun at Gott in 2000.
The remains of Dùn Ghot photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of glaciation marks on rocks at Dun Mor a` Chaolais.
Marks of glaciation on rocks at Dùn Mòr a’ Chaolais photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of the raised beach at Kilmoluaig in 2000.
The raised beach at Kilmoluaig photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Colour photograph of Dun nan Nighean in Balephuil in 2000.
Dùn nan Nighean at Balephuil photographed by Dr John Holliday in 2000.
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Audio cassette recording of Rosie MacIntyre of Scarinish talking to Dr John Holliday in September 1998.
Rosie MacIntyre (Ròsaidh Chaluim a’ Ghobhainn) of Scarinish talks to Dr John Holliday about her schooldays at Scarinish School, wartime activities, the Lodge where her mother worked for Lady Victoria Campbell, how Lady Victoria helped the island by getting a district nurse, starting a Women’s Guild, and setting up woodwork, sewing and knitting classes; she also talks the genealogy of people from Gott and Kirkapol.