Object Type: book

2001.144.1

Photocopied book `Account of the Skerryvore Lighthouse` by Alan Stevenson.

Photocopied account of the building of Skerryvore lighthouse with notes on the illumination of lighthouses by Alan Stevenson, plus a chart of the position of the Skerryvore rocks and plans of the rocks themselves at high and low water and the complex at Hynish (in two folders).

2000.185.7

Paperback book `As it was – An Ulva boyhood` by Donald W. MacKenzie.

The history, songs and traditions of Ulva with the author`s reminiscences of the period between the wars.

De-accessioned 26.2.2026.

2000.165.3

Hardback book `Summer Tours in the Western Highlands & Islands of Scotland`.

Official 1913 guide book to summer tours in the Western Highlands & Islands of Scotland by the Royal Mail Steamers `Columba`, `Iona`, etc, of David MacBrayne Ltd.

2000.144.1

Hardback book `Hebridean Islands – Colonsay, Gigha, Jura` by John Mercer.

The evolution of Colonsay, Gigha and Jura from their geological origins and dealing with all aspects of island life, illustrated with black and white photgraphs and line drawings.

De-accessioned 26.2.2026.

2000.185.2

Paperback booklet `The Lost Wheelhouses of Uist` by Susan Hothersall and Robert Tye.

A guide to some of the excavated wheelhouses of North and South Uist.

De-accessioned 21.3.2026.

2001.144.3

Paperback book `The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study` by Seumas Grannd.

Comparison of the vernacular Gaelic of Islay with that of other Gaelic dialects found in Argyll and Arran and the relationship of Islay Gaelic to a variety of dialects within Scotland, especially Lewis, Skye, Wester Ross, Badenoch, Strathspey and East Perthshire. (Location information: lying flat at left end of Bardachd section)