Audio cassette recording of Donald Archie MacPhail of Crossapol talking to Maggie Campbell on 17/8/2004.
Donald Archie MacPhail of Crossapol talking to Maggie Campbell in August 2004 about how he was born in Glasgow as his mother was expecting twins but brought up in Balephuil, leaving for Glasgow to find work, moving to London, and his abiding love of Tiree.
Audio cassette recording of a talk `The Archaeology of Tiree` by Professor Steven Mithen in An Talla, Crossapol on 26/8/2004.
Talk ‘The Archaeology of Tiree’ given by Professor Steven Mithen of Reading University in An Talla in August 2004 and introduced by Dr John Holliday. Prof. Mithen talks about the earliest settlers in the Southern Hebrides around 6000BC, their probable lifestyle and tools, the traces they’ve left such as flints, bone tools, middens and charcoal deposits, the survey work the Reading team have been conducting on Tiree including ground penetrating radar and peat cores and the work they hope to do on Tiree in the future.
Photocopied handwritten account of the Balephuil fishing disaster in 1856 by Alexander MacKinnon.
Seven postcards of Tiree.
Three postcards of Tiree views published by Whiteholme Ltd of Dundee – (1) two views of Balevullin Bay, one of Balephuil and one of Balemartine; (2) Balevullin Bay; (3) Baugh. Four postcards with views of Tiree by Sue Anderson of Coll – (1) Kilkenneth and Kennavara; (2) Mannal; (3) Hynish and the Signalling Tower; (4) Sandaig.
O/S map sheet LXXVIII.10.
Map of the Balephuil/West Hynish area at a scale of 25 inches to mile (1:2,500).
O/S map sheet LXXVIII.6.
Map of the Balinoe/Balephuil/Loch Bhasapol area at a scale of 25 inches to mile (1:2,500).
Black and white photograph of four of the MacDonald brothers from Balephuil sliabh around WWI.
Four of the MacDonald brothers from Balephuil sliabh around the time of World War I. They were the sons of Hector MacDonald, Balephuil and Mary MacLean, a descendant of the Cooper. L-R: (back) Malcolm; Dugald (1887-1976); John; Hector in New Zealand army uniform.
There were two other brothers Neil and Archie and two sisters Kate and Sarah.
Photopied family tree for Hector MacDonald of Balephuil and his wife Mary MacLean.
Family tree for Hector MacDonald of Balephuil and his wife Mary MacLean. (Sheets numbered 1A-1C and 2A-2L. Second row gives the descendants of John MacLean (Iain Bhan))
Nine postcards of Tiree by Su Anderson.
Nine postcards of Tiree by Su Anderson with views of: Balepuil Bay from Ben Hynish; four traditional Tiree houses; Mannal from Balemartine; Hynish pier; breaking waves; the bank and school houses in Scarinish from the shore; Scarinish harbour at sunset; the Rural Centre; Caoles.
Paperback book `Tiree Tales` by Fiona E. MacKinnon translated by Margaret MacKay, 1997.
A collection of 25 stories from Tiree by Fiona MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, Kirkapol and translated into Gaelic by Margaret MacKay.
