DVD film “Kids on Tiree” made by Tiree children with BBC LAB team who visited the Tiree Feis 2010
DVD of films made at a BBC LAB film-making workshop with children during Feis Thiriodh in July 2010. English and Gaelic versions. Features John Isaacson, Eirin Beese, Maya Arkless, Mark, Ben, Fiona, Ewan, Mhairi MacKinnon, Eilidh MacFadyen, Neil Oliver, Rosie Roberts and Argyll MacArthur. Running time 5 mins.
PhD Thesis “Later Prehistory of Tiree and Coll” by Darko Maricevic, 2009
Bound PhD Thesis “Later Prehistory of Tiree and Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland: Application of geophysics in archaeological investigarion of cultural landscapes” by Darko Maricevic.
Also available from the University of Reading Library
Tiree Memories Calendar 2011 by Alec Walker
“Tiree Memories” calendar 2011, by Alec Walker, showing black and white photographs of old Tiree. Photos: Mary Stewart in Scarinish Harbour, Balephetrish 1950s, Upper Vaul, Ruaig, Kilkenneth chapel, Scarinish from the air, Caoles, Claymore ferry, Hillcrest, Kilkenneth, Balephuil.
Book “The Second Torpedo” about the torpedoing of the SS Volendam, by Ilene Birkwood
Softback book “The Second Torpedo” about the torpedoing of the SS Volendam, which was evacuating 300 school children from England to Canada in 1940. The author, Ilene Birkwood, was one of the surviving children. The ship`s purser`s body washed up on Tiree and was buried in Kirkapol cemetery – see pages 89-90.
Fact sheet about “Tilley” – Tiree`s community wind turbine, 2010
Factsheet about Tiree`s community wind turbine “Tilley” giving the background to the project, its costs, output, comparison with other island wind turbines, electricity and income, future, tiree windfall fund, personnel involved and acknowledgements.
Click here to view 2010.37.1
Tiree 2011 calendar by Alec Walker
Tiree 2011 calendar with colour photographs from around the island. Produced by Alec Walker
Leaflet “Tiree – a visitor`s guide to overnight parking, access & waste disposal”
Colour leaflet with information about where overnight parking is acceptable for caravans and campervans, guidelines for access and where to dispose of waste.
Email about pottery fragments found at Salum in 2009
Printout of an email from archaelogist Tom Dawson, University of St. Andrews, to Charles MacDonell regarding the likely history and points of interest of a large collection of prehistoric pottery fragments (2010.35.1) found at Salum beach in 2009.
Update from the Atlantic Rising project 2010
Printout of email from Will Lorimer and sample internet content from the Atlantic Rising project. The Atlantic Rising team visit low-lying communities around the Atlantic edge that are being, or will be, affected by sea-level rises of 1m due to climate change. Includes Tiree, where Tiree school children and fishermen helped launch a huge message in a bottle. Will`s family have a second home at Hynish.
Tiree Regatta Club, Skippinis Cup / Centenary Cup 2011
Tiree Regatta Cup, Skippinis Cup. EPNS. Engraved with winners` names from 1989 to 1996. Engraved `Centenary Cup 2011` for the Regatta Club`s centenary year regatta, won by Angus MacKinnon in his boat the `Mary Ann`.
