Photograph of a bull being loaded onto the `Glen Cloy`
Colour photograph of a bull in a crate being hoisted by crane from Gott pier to the cargo vessel `Glencloy` in 1973. The ferry could not berth alongside the pier at that time because of obstruction caused by the `Loch Seaforth` which had sunk alongside the pier as a result of hitting rocks in Gunna Sound.
Colour photographic slides of Tiree scenes/people from 1950-1980
Eight colour slides (card mounted) of scenes from Tiree 1964-1979. Three colour slides (glass mounted) of people and horses at a cattle show in 1956. Slip of paper with handwritten notes about some of the slides. Annotations include: Flora`s Mum & Dad? – 1965; D & Nan MacLean 8/79; Ian Brown, Balephuil and horse; cattle show; 12/64 Pier Head Calum Salum, `Ian`, Don McIntyre; 21/64 Old Post Office – new van; Cattle Show, Alex McNeil, 1956; 24 Old Post Office, 4 vans & 3 postmen; 35/64 Donald Lamont, landing off Claymore; Donald MacLean and `Morag`; “To the Lean-To”.
Movement of Stock Register belonging to Lachlan MacFarlane, Hynish, with handwritten entries giving the dates and numbers of livestock moved to and from his croft over the period 1942 to 1960.
Audio recording of Donald MacArthur, Middleton, in 2009
Audio recording on minidisc of Donald MacArthur talking with Maggie Campbell about transportation of cattle through the 1900s to 2009. Recorded at his home Middleton Farm on 12/03/09.
Photograph of a Cattle Show at Crossapol ca. 1957
Black & white photograph of a cow being shown at a Cattle Show at Crossapol Farm between 1955 and 1960. L-R: Alec MacLean, Hough, Donald MacDougall (Domhnall Chaluim Dhughaill), and Sidney Hamilton, Cornaigbeg.
Photograph of the Mary Stewart in Scarinish Harbour, ca. 1950
Black & white photograph of the Mary Stewart beached in Scarinish Harbour around 1950, with many cows around it on the beach.
Map of west end of Tiree with updates c. 1934
Copy of an OS map from 1900, with handwritten annotations and updates by/for Cornaigmore H.G. and Heylipol Public schools in May/June 1934. Annotations include land use (probably Meadow, Heath and Agriculture) and notes regarding roads, crops, livestock, markets, horses and land tenure.
Collection of poems about Tiree by author Donald Murray, 2011
Collection of 15 English poems written by Donald Murray (author of `The Guga Hunters`) during his visit to Tiree in summer 2011. Donald has Tiree ancestors and comes from Lewis. Subjects include corncrakes, family, houses, cattle, Skerryvore lighthouse, machair, St. Patricks Chapel, wartime, travelling around Argyll, hares. Includes a covering letter from Donald to An Iodhlann.
Photocard of the `Mary Stewart` in Scarinish Harbour ca. 1900
Black & white photo postcard showing the trading ship `Mary Stewart` anchored in Scarinish Harbour, with cattle standing in the sea in the foreground, ca. 1900.
Pottery fragments from Salum
Large collection of prehistoric pottery fragments from Salum beach collected by Charles MacDonell in 2009. Fragments up to 12cm long and some decorated.
