Photograph of two lorries laden with tangles in 1976(?)
Colour photograph of two large lorries loaded with dried tangles ready for export to the mainland, possibly in 1976.
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Dates: 1990s
2013.110.7
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.
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Photograph of a re-opened kelp pit at Craignis, Hough, in 2000
Colour photograph of a re-opened kelp-burning pit at Port na Muice , Hough, in 2000.
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Photograph of tangles laid out on the shore at Craignis in 1997-98
Colour photograph of tangles (the long stalks of kelp seaweed) laid out on the cobbled shore at Craignis, Hough, ready for gathering up into bales in 1997-98.
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Photograph of tangles ready for drying at Craignis in 1999
Colour photograph of tangles (kelp seaweed stalks) piled onto a large rock on the shore at Craignis, Hough, in 1999alongside the framework for draping the tangle over to dry out.
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Photograph of tangles drying at Craignis in 1997-98
Colour photograph of tangles (long straight stalks of kelp seaweed) laid over a completed drying rack made of oil drums, wooden posts and fishing net, on the shore at Craignis, Hough, in 1997-98.
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List of tangle collectors working for Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, in 1998
Photocopy of a hand-written list of the names and telephone numbers of people collecting tangles for Neil MacKinnon, Balevullin, in 1998: Sandy MacIntosh, Jean MacCallum, Ian Spence, Bill Campbell, JE MacLean, Heart (?), Carol MacKinnon, Terlaich, A. Kennedy, Rena, John Fletcher, Derek Plant, John Neil Brown, George Campbell, Stuart Maxwell, Neil MacLean, N MacKinnon.
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Photograph of dried tangles ready for transport at Balevullin in 1999.
Colour photograph of Jean`s (MacCallum?) tangles drying over a rack at Balevullin, ready for transport by tractor in 1999.
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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.
2013.110.13
Photograph of two bales of tangles on the shore at Craignis in 1974(?)
Colour photograph of two bales of tangles (stalks of kelp seaweed) tide with ropes on the shore at Craignis, Hough, ready for collection and transport by tractor and trailer, possibly in 1974.
