Photocopied notes of landmark dates in the history of Coll.
Some landmark dates in the history of Coll.
1997.130.4
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Dates: 1600s
1997.130.7
Photocopied list of some landmark dates in Tiree`s history.
Short list of landmark dates in Tiree`s history.
1997.132.1
Photocopied extract from `The Drove Roads of Scotland` by A R B Haldane, pp 72-3, 84-9, 225-7, 236-41.
The drove roads of Argyll with appendices about salting beef, extracts from reports and etsimates by Thomas Telford relative to the Rannoch Road, General Roy`s survey, the bridge at Awe and the Falkirk tryst, plus two maps.
2002.131.19
Newspaper cutting `The Quern-dust Calendar` by Ronald Black.
The hunter-gatherer and poet Domhnall mac Fhionlaigh nan Dan who lived near Lochaber in 16th century.
2002.131.58
Paperback book `The Lord of the Isles` by Raymond Campbell Paterson.
The rise and fall of Clan Donald.
2002.124.1
Newpaper article about kelp-making by George Mitchell.
Article about a fortnight spent on Tiree by George Mitchell as an Edinburgh University student researching the kelp industry.
2002.119.8
Hardback book `The Northern and Western Islands of Scotland` by Frances J Shaw.
An investigation into the economy of the Scottish islands in the 17th century.
2000.10.9
Book `Seal-folk and ocean paddlers` by John M. MacAulay.
Investigation of the mystery of seal-folk and ocean paddlers in kayaks around the islands of Scotland. A mix of Hebridean and Norse tradition, mythology, and historical fact.
De-accessioned 20.3.2026.
2000.10.12
Book `A Highland Chapbook` by Isabel Cameron.
Folk literature of the Highlands, including chapters on Douglas Graham, Folk Words and sayings, (Gaelic and Scots) charms, omens, witches and warlocks, magic, shape shifting, the Brotherhood of the Horseman`s word, water kelpies and religion.
2000.10.29
Bound extract from `The Dictionary of National Biography, vol III` edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee, pp 764-825
Biographies of the Earls and Dukes of Argyll.