Photograph of runs of tangles at the MacKinnon croft at Balevullin in 2000.
Colour photograph of several lines of tangles drying on racks by a thatched house on Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
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Associated People: MacKinnon, Mr Neil, Balevullin (1955 - 2011)
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Notes about the tangle harvest by Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, in 1996-2000
Photocopy of handwritten notes by Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, regarding the collection, weight, storage and transport of tangle harvests collected by himself from Balevullin, and from other collectors elsewhere on the island between 1996 and 2000.
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Photograph of a heap of dry tangles at Balevullin in 2000.
Colour photograph of a heap of dried tangles on Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin, ready for export to the mainland in 2000.
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Pages from a photograph album about tangle harvesting in 1996-2000
Colour photocopies of pages from Book 1 of an annotated photo album belonging to Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, documenting his tangle harvesting activities during 1996-2000. Some photos are accessioned separately.
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Photograph of tangle being weighed at Balevullin in 2000.
Colour photograph of tangles being weighed at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in July 2000, before being loaded onto lorries destined for the mainland.
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Pages from a photo album about tangle harvesting in 1996-2000
Colour photocopies of pages from Book 2 of an annotated photo album belonging to Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, documenting his tangle harvesting activities during 1996-2000. Some photos are accessioned separately.
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Photograph of a tractor adapted for loading tangles in 2000
Colour photograph of a tractor at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000, with its bucket replaced by two wooden palettes for loading dried tangles onto waiting lorries.
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Photograph of the old tangle store at Craignis, Hough, in 2000
Colour photograph of the ruins of Seada Haingeis, the old tangle store at Craignis, Hough, last used in 1800.
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Photograph of loading dried tangles onto a lorry in 2000
Colour photograph of a specially adapted tractor loading dried tangles (kelp seaweed stalks) onto a waiting lorry at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin in 2000.
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Photograph of the ruined house at Craignis, Hough, in 1999
Colour photograph of Taigh na Camshronaich or Taigh Dhòmhnaill Chraignis, the ruined cottage at Craignis, Hough, taken in 1999.
