Hand-painted copy of the Turnbull Map 1768 of Tiree, made in 1864
Original, full-sized, exact copy of the Turnbull 1768 map held at Inveraray Castle, hand-painted by cartographer James Ferguson in 1864 at the request of the Duke of Argyll. Kept on Tiree at Island House, Heylipol, by Captain Short, the last Steward of the Duke of Argyll, and then at Keeper’s Cottage, the factor’s house at Scarinish. Size 134 x 220 cm. ON LOAN from Argyll Estates.
Book `Poltergeist over Scotland` , 2013
Softback book by Geoff Holder about stories of poltergeist activity in Scotland since the 1600s. Kilmoluaig 1854 pp 74-76, Greenhill 1880 pp 93-95. An Iodhlann and Dr John Holliday are credited.
Front cover of a Bernard D Smith & Son calendar
Cardboard front cover of a calendar(? 2013?) made by and advertising Bernard D Smith & Son builders, West Hynish, showing a black & white photograph of the coal puffer `Anzac` unloading coal on Caoles beach in 1952. Photograph accessioned separately as U152.
Book `Scotland and the Slave Trade`, 2007
Softback booklet produced by the Scottish Executive to commemorate the 2007 bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act.
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
Ship`s gimballed binnacle compass ca 1930s
Gimballed binnacle compass mounted on a wooden board. It would originally have been mounted in the ship`s wheelhouse. Made by Dobbie McInnes 1902-1937, but probably used in the 1930s. Unknown provenance (found in a cupboard in Tiree High School in 2014).
Book `Recovering from the Clearances`, 2013
Softback book based on the proceedings of a conference held on the Isle of Lewis in 2012, about the long and difficult process of land recovery by the descendents of the dispossessed and recent developments in Community Ownership.
Includes ‘Preaching the Land Gospel: The Rev. Donald MacCallum (1849-1929) in Skye, Tiree and Lochs, Lewis’ by Donald E. Meek. (Pages 77-107)
Book `Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder`, 2013
Softback book by Malcolm Archibald about the darker side of Scottish history in the 19th century, when crime was commonplace and the forces of law and order battled to bring peace to a troubled land.
The circumstances of the grounding of the Oceana at Baugh in 1949, by owner John Campbell
Transcript of a telephone conversation between John Campbell and Dr John Holliday in October 2013, regarding John Campbell`s life and ownership of the schooner `Oceana` and the circumstances leading up to its grounding and eventual break up on the beach at Baugh / Crossapol in 1949.
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Extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell – owner of the Oceana
Printed extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell, owner of the schooner `Oceana` that grounded on Crossapol beach in 1949, including a photograph of the yacht in full sail.
Letter about the Walker family of Kenovay, 2013
Letter from Mairi MacKinnon, Parkhouse, dated 14 Sep 2013, about the history of the Walker family of Kenovay, particularly Archibald Walker who was a gunner during WWI. Also mentions Donald Walker.
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