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.
Saint Patrick`s Temple, Tiree recounted by Nan MacKinnon, Vatersay
Transcription and translation of a spoken account of Saint Patrick`s Temple on Tiree by Nan MacKinnon of Vatersay in Gaelic. Page 13 of Tocher magazine no. 59.
Archive film from 1963 of (1) The Wheelhouse at Drimore, South Uist, (2) Dun Mor Vaul, Tiree
DVD film from the Scottish Screen Archive about the Wheelhouse at Drimore on South Uist and Dun Mor Vaul on Tiree. Filmed in 1963, colour, silent. Made by the Hunterian Museum, the films feature (1) two men (presumably archaeologists) displaying photographs, line drawings, text, and pottery and bone fragments from the wheelhouse excavation, along with a model of the excavated site (the film does not contain footage of the actual wheelhouse), (2) footage of the excavation of the broch at Vaul by a team from the University of Glasgow, plus diagrams and pottery fragments.
PhD Thesis on archaeological prehistory of Tiree and Coll by Darko Maricevic (on CD)
Darko Maricevic`s PhD Thesis on the archaeological prehistory of Tiree and Coll on CD-ROM. Printed title page, abstract and contents included. Also on 2nd CD-ROM with chapters filed in sections.
Email correspondence regarding a Bronze Age sword from Tiree
Printed copy of email correspondence between Trevor Cowie, John Holliday and Darko Maricevic during Feb. 2008 regarding the whereabouts of a Bronze Age sword discovered on Tiree and exhibited at a meeting of the Society of Antiquaires of Scotland in 1883.
Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper found at Balephuil
Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper from an archaeological site at Balephuil, grid reference: 9408 4065. Found by A. Blackwood from the Lorn(? – unclear writing) Archaeological & Historical Society in June 2006.
‘Tiree – an unauthorised biography’ – a history of Tiree and its people by William Clelland, 2009.
Text on CD-ROM about the history of Tiree and its people compiled by Australian descendant of Tiree, William Clelland. Includes chapters on the geography of the island, archaeology and first settlers, Christianity and the Gaelic language, Vikings and the wider Scottish history, overpopulation, black houses, kelp and education, evictions and emmigration, Napier Commission, Tiree bards. Index. Appendices including Tiree place names, weapons held by Tiree men and whether `rebel` in 1715, Argyll Estate report of 1737, prisoners of the `45 rebellion, sales from farms, Old Parish Register for marriages and baptisms 1766-1854, households and population 1747-1901, Napier Commission evidence and witness statements 1883, population census 1779-1891. For appendices see 2009.123.2-11.
Photocopy of two magazine articles about an archaeology team`s visit to Tiree in 2009
Articles appearing in the magazine British Archaeology (Sept/Oct 2009): (1) by Prof. Mick Aston (Time Team) about his visit to Tiree in summer 2009, and the archaeological sites he explored, including the Ringing Stone, duns and medieval stone crosses. (2) Travel log of the team`s visit by Jon Cannon.
Internet web page from journal of British Archaeology mentioning Tiree in relation to flint `tanged points`
Internet web page from the journal `British Archaeology`, Nov/Dec 2007, summarising new finds of mesolithic flint `tanged points` in Orkney. Confirms significance of similar tanged points found on Tiree and Wester Ross, indicating late glacial settlement of those areas.
Booklet “First Footsteps – searching for prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Hebrides”
Booklet “First Footsteps – searching for prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Hebrides” summarising the archaeological findings of Prof. Steven Mithen and colleagues from the University of Reading during their surveys of Tiree, Coll, Gunna, Mull, Colonsay & Oronsay and Islay during 2006. Includes a letter from Steven Mithen to Dr John Holliday (02/04/08) and a copy of a research note about his work at Fiskary Bay, Coll, published in Scottish Archarological News.
