Publicity leaflet for Coll, Tiree & Colonsay ca. 1980
Colour leaflet about Coll, Tiree and Colonsay produced by Tourist Information in Oban around 1980, with colour photographs of places on Tiree.
2012.96.1
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2012.77.1
Travel guide `Scottish Island Hopping` by Gemima Tindall, 1981
Soft back book about travelling around the Scottish islands. See pages 199-205 for Coll and Tiree.
De-accessioned 1.3.2026.
2012.23.2
Photograph of Dr Buchanan`s son (?)
Black & white photograph of an unknown man, possibly Dr. Buchanan`s son who lived on Coll. Dr Buchanan (1835-1911) was the longest serving doctor on Tiree. (original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3)
2011.88.1
Book `Coll & Tiree` by Erskine Beveridge, 1903 edition
1903 edition of the book `Coll & Tiree – their prehistoric forts and ecclesiastical antiquities with notices of ancient remains in the Treshnish Isles` by Erskine Beveridge, with photographs and maps. Book no. 82 of 300 impressions. Written inside the front cover: Presented to “Lachlan Grant, Vallay”.
2011.81.1
Photograph of Lifting Stones on Coll, 2011
Colour photograph of traditional Lifting Stones near Torastan, in north-east Coll (grid ref. NM 2293 6256), taken in 2011. These stones were thought to be used to test a man`s strength.
2011.81.2
Photograph of Lifting Stones on Coll, 2011
Colour photograph of traditional Lifting Stones near Torastan, in north-east Coll (grid ref. NM 2293 6256), taken in 2011. These stones were thought to be used to test a man`s strength.
2011.67.1
Emails regarding traditional `lifting stones`, 2011
Printout of email correspondence between Peter Martin and An Iodhlann in July 2011, regarding the possible location of traditional lifting stones or `Stones of Strength` on Tiree and Coll. Includes information and photos of stones on Coll.
2011.64.1
Extract from Origines Parochiales Scotiae – Coll, 1854
Scanned copy of an extract from `Origines Parochiales Scotiae – The Antiquities ecclesiastical and territorial of the parishes of Scotland` for the Parish of Coll, including Gunna.
2011.40.1
Extract from “Annals of the Disruption” – Coll
Printed extract from the “Annals of the Disruption” by Thomas Brown (1811-1893) about the history of ministers and the Free Church on Coll during the Disruption of the Church in the mid-1800s.
2011.34.1
Scottish Islands explorer magazine, March/April 2011, with articles about Tiree and Coll
The March/April 2011 edition of the magazine `Scottish Islands explorer`, containing two articles written by visitors to Tiree and Coll, with colour photos. (1) “Myths dispelled” written by Mavis Gulliver, pages 18-21, (2) “48 Hours on Coll” written by Mike Merchant, pages 22-25.