Paperback book `Hiort – Far na laigh a` ghrian` by Calum MacFhearghuis.
The history and culture of the people of St Kilda.
1999.291.28
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2000.110.3
Hardback book `Highland Ponies` by John M MacDonald.
Account of the Highland pony with some reminiscences of Highland men. Chapter on Tiree on page 66 has incorrect information.
1997.272.17
Paperback book `A Guide to Coll` by Betty MacDougall.
A guide to Coll illustrated with black and white photographs.
1999.291.12
Hardback book `Landscape with Lake Dwellings` by Ian Morrison.
The results of a survey of crannogs in Loch Awe and Tay and a re-interpretation of 19th and 20th century excavations.
1999.291.24
Paperback book `The Hebrides at War` by Mike Hughes.
Illustrated account of the men and women who served and lived in Oban and the Hebrides during World War II.
1999.291.4
Comb-bound book `Selected Papers in Folklore` by Margaret Bennett.
A selection of papers by Margaret Bennett: `Balquhidder Revisited: Fairylore in the Scottish Highlands, 1690-1990`; `Plants and People in Oral Tradition: Folklore in the Scottish Highlands`; `Plant Lore in Gaelic Scotland`; `In Sickness and in Health: Traditional and Adopted Medical Practices of Scottish Gaelic Settlers in Quebec`; `Waters of Life and Health: Well-Worshipping in Scotland`; `Gaelic Song in Eastern Canada: Twentieth Century Reflections`; `Musical Traditions of the Scots in Newfoundland; From Kennedy Fraser to the Jimmy Shand Experience in Five Generations`; several extracts from `Tocher`; `Scottish Customs of Christmas and New Year`; `The Pipers` Curiosity`.
1997.272.1
Paperback book `An Introduction to Old Norse` by E. V. Gordon.
Representative selection of excerpts in prose and verse, the entire `Hrafnkels saga freysgoda`, a grammar and glossary.
1999.303.7
Hardback book `The Natural History of Seals` by W. Nigel Bonner.
Account of the true seals, the features that distinguish it from other mammals, the diversity of form within the group, their natural history and, in particular, how they have interacted with Man since early history to the conservation problems of the present day.
De-accessioned 20.3.2026.
1999.303.5
Paperback book `Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises` by Mark Carwardine.
A visual guide to all the world`s cetaceans.
De-accessioned 20.3.2026.
1999.275.4
Hardback book `The Land of the Hills and the Glens` by Seton Gordon, 1929 (a low cost version of the original 1920 edition). Illustrated portrayal of the Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland (Tiree pages 158-167).