Cuttle fish bone
Cuttle fish bone. Unknown provenance.
2009.52.1
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Object Type: natural object
2009.19.1
Rock core of Lewisian gneiss from Ruaig sliabh
Drilled rock core of Lewisian gneiss from site of proposed community turbine at Ruaig sliabh obtained during survey work. Bore hole no. R3, depth 3.10 metres. Sampled by W Whitelaw, Land-Drill Geotechnics Ltd, on 07/10/08. Polished with beeswax.
2009.19.2
Piece of basalt rock from dyke on shore at Vaul
Piece of basalt rock from dyke on shore at Vaul (note small crystals)
2009.19.3
Piece of ? serpentine rock from next to basalt dyke on shore at Vaul.
Piece of ? serpentine rock from next to basalt dyke on shore at Vaul (note large crystals).
2009.16.1
Handful of dried seaweed `barr-dearg` from Balephetrish, “good for barley”.
2006.143.1
Sea bean Entada phasaeoloides.
Sea bean Entada phasaeoloides, with letter of identification from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh dated 14.7.1998 (letter in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 4). The seed of a tropical plant carried north on the Gulf Stream and washed up on Tiree’s shore.
2006.143.2
Sea bean Macuna sloanei
Sea bean, horse-eye bean – Macuna sloanei, with a letter of identification from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh dated 12.6.06 (letter in Filing Cabinet 8 drawer 4). The seed of a tropical plant carried north on the Gulf Stream and washed up on Tiree’s shore.
2006.56.3
Piece of peat from the Ross of Mull.
Piece of peat from Blar nan Tirisdich, peat cuttings on the Ross of Mull.
2006.32.8
Piece of limestone from Balephetrish.
Piece of limestone from Balephetrish.
2006.21.2
Sample of grey granite from Hynish.
Sample of grey granite from Hynish, as used in the first courses of Skerryvore lighthouse.
