Paperback book `The Hebridean Blackhouse`.
Guide to materials, construction and mintenance of Hebridean blackhouses.
2000.165.8
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2001.144.7
Hardback book `The Thatched Houses of the Old Highlands` by Colin Sinclair.
Descriptions of different types of thatched houses in the Highlands and Islands, with floor plans, descriptions of construction and furnishings and Black and white photographs (Tiree: plate Va).
2001.156.2
Newspaper cutting about Lower Square, Hynish.
Photograph of architect Patrick Lorimer, Councillor David Webster and builders Angus and John MacKinnon of Kilmoluaig and article about the renovation of Lower Squre, Hynish which won the Civic Trust Award.
2001.161.1
Report by Headland Archaeology on Upper Square, Hynish.
Detailed record of the historic fabric of Upper Square, Hynish with maps, descriptions of buildings and photographs of details.
2001.87.10
Hardback book `The Scottish House` by Ianthe Ruthven.
Illustrated examples of Scottish housing from mansions to castles to Kirsty Laird`s house in Brock, pp 84-9.
1997.242.1
Audio cassette recording of a Feis talk with Hector MacPhail, Hugh and Angus MacLean in 1997.
Feis Thiriodh talk in July 1996 with Hector MacPhail of Ruaig, Hugh MacLean of Barrapol and Angus MacLean of Scarinish answering questions from the public about mills and millers at Cornaigmore and Milton, township names, peat bogs in Coll and Mull, lazy beds, thatched houses, the clearances of 1875-7, crofting, erosion, horses, Land Leagues and land tenure, whiskey distilling, shipwrecks and HMS Sturdy.
2004.17.1
A sheaf of marram grass.
A sguab of muran tied with a traditional plaited `bann`, cut by Neil MacKinnon of Balevullin in January 2004 in Balevullin.
2004.17.2
Two lengths of straw rope, possibly made in the 1800s
Two lengths of twisted straw rope, one of sandy oats (490mm) and one of rye or wheat (780mm). Both were used to tie the cross cabers on to the main roof beams in a thatched house in Balevullin, possibly up to 200 years old.
2001.69.3
Photocopied article from the West Highland & Island Historical Research `Notes & Queries` about the vernacular architecture of Tiree and Coll.
Article about the differences between the vernacular architecture of Tiree and Coll.
1998.286.2
Audio cassette recording of David MacClounnan of Balephuil talking to John Donald MacLean in February 1998.
David MacClounnan (Dàibhidh na Croige) of Balephuil talks to John Donald MacLean (Teòn Dòmhnall a’ Mhuilinn) about fishing for cod and herring, drying fish, the fishing smacks of West Hynish, the construction of the thatched house in Bail’ Ur and their owners, old stories about fairies, the Old New Year, gathering seafood, the piper who went into the cave at Kennavara, a water diviner, place-names in East and West Hynish, the Norsemen, World War I and Skerryvore. Tha Dàibhidh na Croige a Baile Phuill a’ bruidhinn ri Teòn Dòmhnall a’ Mhuilinn mu iasgach truisg agus sgadan, tiormachadh èisg, bàtaichean èisg nan Cuiltean, na taighean-tugha a chaidh a thogail anns a’ Bhail’ Ùr agus na daoine a bu leis iad, seann naidheachdan mu shìthichean, an t-seann Bliadhna Ùr, a’ cruinneachadh biadh-cladaich, am pìobair a chaidh a steach don uaimh aig Ceann a’ Bhara, fàistinneach-uisge, ainmeannan-aite ann am Ear ’s ann Iar Haoidhnis, na Lochlannaich, a’ Cheud Chogadh agus an Sgeir Mhòr.