Printout of SCAPE database of coastal archaeological and other sites on Tiree.
List of coastal archaeological and other sites on Tiree with map reference and description.
2001.159.1
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1999.299.12
Hardback book `The Ancient Celts` by Barry Cunliffe.
Illustrated analysis of the archaeology of the Celtic Iron Age.
De-accessioned 21.3.2026.
1998.320.8
Paperback book `The Archaeology of Argyll` edited by Graham Ritchie.
The history of Argyll traced through its monuments from the Stone Age through the arrival of the Scots and the Norsemen.
2001.151.3
Hardback book `The Buildings of Scotland : Argyll and Bute` by Frank Arneil Walker.
Descriptions of buildings ancient and modern in Argyll & Bute, with black and white photographs. Tiree on pp 594-600
2001.95.3.1
Three newspaper articles about the excavation of the Vaul broch, 1963-64
Three photocopied articles by archaeologist Dr Euan MacKie from `The Times` newpaper describing the excavation of Dun Mor Bhalla.
2000.190.1
Photocopied leaflet about the excavation of the broch at Vaul.
Leaflet giving information about early settlements on the site, the construction, use and later demolition of the broch and the material recovered.
1999.225.1
Photocopied journal extract about prehistoric pottery in the Western Isles by Patrick G. Topping.
A re-examination of the major pottery sites in the Western Isles including the broch at Vaul and the `hut` site at Balevullin.
2003.191.1
Paperback book `Towers in the North` by Ian Armit.
The current state of knowledge about brochs, the controversies over their origins and functions and an annotated list of the most accessible and well-preserved broch sites.
2003.130.6
Booklet `Tiree Pilgrimage Route`.
Illustrated colour guide to a 30 mile walk around Tiree linking many places of Christian and pre-Christian significance and introducing visitors to the island`s rich natural heritage abundant in bird and plant life.
2000.53.1
Photocopied extract `The Buildings of Scotland – Argyll and Bute` by Frank Arneil Walker, pp 594-600.
Descriptions of townships and buildings, churches and chapels, burial grounds and cemeteries, monuments and memorials, duns, forts and broch, standing stones, airport and piers, Sandaig museum, Skerryvore and the Hynish complex.