Colour photograph of Iain MacDonald and Lachie MacFadyen in May 2003.
Iain MacDonald of Ruaig and Lachie MacFadyen of Caoles in Vaul at the start of their fund-raising row in the dinghy `Isabella` round the island in aid of the Tiree Mart in May 2003.
Colour group photograph at Clachan, Cornaig in May 2003.
The fund-raising row round the island by Iain MacDonald and Lachie MacFadyen in aid of the Tiree Mart in May 2003 stopped due to wind at Clachan, Cornaig. L-R: Jane, Jamie and Iain MacDonald of Ruaig, Kenneth, Niall and Mhairi MacKinnon of Hillcrest, Balephetrish and Lachie MacFadyen of Caoles.
Colour photograph of the Tiree Pipe Band on board the `Lord of the Isles` in 2003.
The Tiree Pipe Band on board the CalMac ferry `Lord of the Isles` on a day cruise to Barra in August 2003.
Colour photograph of a sunset over the Treshnish Isles in December 2000.
Sunset over the Treshnish Isles viewed from Crossapol in the snow, photographed by Iain MacLeod of Kilmoluaig in December 2000.
Colour photograph of Crossapol beach in December 2000.
Crossapol beach in the snow, photographed by Iain MacLeod of Kilmoluaig in December 2000.
Colour photograph of Crossapol in December 2000.
Crossapol in the snow, photographed by Iain MacLeod of Kilmoluaig in December 2000.
Colour photograph of Scarinish Schoolhouse in the snow in 2000.
Scarinish Schoolhouse in the snow in December 2000.
Colour photograph of Donald MacIntyre of Gott in Northern Ireland in 2000.
Donald MacIntyre of Gott judging Clydesdales at Coleraine Show in Northern Ireland in June 2000.
Scarinish in the snow
Photograph of snow in Scarinish in December 2000.
Courtesy of Danny Lapsley
This photograph was taken by Tiree’s policeman Danny Lapsley from the front of the Police Station in Scarinish during the last week of December 2000. Not since 1953 had Tiree experienced such a heavy fall of snow.
Many roads were blocked for several days; the ice and the lack of salt made for treacherous driving conditions on the few roads that were open. Snow drifts closed the runways at the airport which, together with the planned holiday cancellations, resulted in one of the longest known periods without a service aircraft.
The island’s children took full advantage of the weather to build snowmen and indulge in snowball fights. Normally falls of snow are light and melt away within a few hours.
Colour photograph of Scarinish in the snow in 2000.
Scarinish in the snow in December 2000 viewed from the police station.
Colour photograph of Dr Euan Mackie at the Vaul broch in July 2000.
Archaeologist Dr Euan Mackie giving a talk at Dun Mor, Vaul in July 2000.
