An Ordnance Survey map of the northern west end of Tiree. From a set of three covering the whole island.
Argyllshire (Island of Tiree) Sheets LXIII & LXIV
Surveyed in 1875-6. Revised 1898. Second edition 1900
2025.41.3
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2025.41.2
An Ordnance Survey map of the southern west end of Tiree. From a set of three covering the whole island.
Argyllshire (Island of Tiree) Sheet LXXVIII
Surveyed in 1878. Revised 1898. Second edition 1900
2025.41.1
An Ordnance Survey map of the east end of Tiree. From a set of three covering the whole island.
Argyllshire (Island of Tiree) Sheets LXV & LXXIX
Surveyed in 1875-6. Revised 1898. Second edition 1901
2025.17.1
A German map of Tiree and Mull. 1942
Karte von Schottland. Blatt 17. Tobermory
2022.36.3
Digitised Plan of the Farm of Kenavay [sic] In the Island of Tyrii, now divided into Thirteen Farms nearly to four Male Land each Surveyed and Divided By Geo[rge] Langlands, 1802.
Contains a map of Kenovay with houses and a table of Acres in each Division. The table records Arable Ground in rotation of Crops, Arable & past[ure] aloted [sic] for Grassing, Acres in each Farm or division, as well as for the Reef keeper’s croft.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle.
2022.36.2
Digitised Plan of the Farm of Ballimartin [sic] in the Island of Tirii divided into Crofts, by Geo[rge] Langlands, 1802.
The plan shows houses and crofts in Balemartine. Contains a table headed ‘Collection of Acres’, listing Arable Ground, Pasture some rocks & Improvable Ground, Moss, Acres in each Croft, as well as recording Cow pasture, and Horse pasture.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle.
2022.36.1
Photographed copy of a map of Tiree, showing the number of tenants in 1848.
The map is a colour copy of Turnbull’s map of Tiree (1768-1769). Numbers of tenants in 1848 have been added in pencil.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle.
2022.35.1
Digitised copy of a map of Tiree, dated 1680. The map shows townships in east and west ‘Tirie’, including: Ballevuline [Balevullin], Killmaluaig [Kilmoluaig], Byst [Beist], Bassaboll [Bhasapol], Cornagmore [Cornaigmore], Cornbeg [Cornaigbeg], Kainvay [Kennovay], Balephetris and Baluaig [Balephetris and Baluaig], Cuilis [Caoles], Ruaig, Salum, Vall [Vaul], Kerkeboll [Kirkapol] , Vill [A’ Bhaoill], Goat [Gott], Scar[-]nish [Scarinish], Heanish, Bay [Baugh], Hileball [Heylipol] Crasseboll [Crossapol], Baleno [Balinoe], [Qu]heise [Cuigeas], Soreby [Soroby], Balemartine, Manall [Mannal], Heynish [Hynish], [He]rine [Heren], Ballephull [Balephuil], Kainvara [Kenavara], Boraball [Barapoll], Balemenoch [Middleton], Sandaig, Grineall [Greenhill], Killkenith [Kilkenneth], M[-]rdost [Murstat], Hoigh [Hough].
The place names in this record were transcribed by volunteers on the Transcribing Tiree project: Jenny Niven, Dr John Holliday, Rou Worsley, Margaret Worsley, and Freddie Arnold.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.
2022.29.1
Unframed, mounted print of Johan Blaeu’s Atlas Novus 1654 showing Tiree, Coll and Mull.
2022.23.2
Two coloured charts mapping the sea bed around (1) Tiree and Coll, and (2) Barra Head and Skerryvore. They were produced by the German authorities during WWII to enable their U-boats to navigate in these areas.