Digitised Plan of the Farm of Kenavay [sic] In the Island of Tyrii, now divided into Thirteen Farms nearly to four Male Land each Surveyed and Divided By Geo[rge] Langlands, 1802.
Contains a map of Kenovay with houses and a table of Acres in each Division. The table records Arable Ground in rotation of Crops, Arable & past[ure] aloted [sic] for Grassing, Acres in each Farm or division, as well as for the Reef keeper’s croft.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle.
Digitised Plan of the Farm of Ballimartin [sic] in the Island of Tirii divided into Crofts, by Geo[rge] Langlands, 1802.
The plan shows houses and crofts in Balemartine. Contains a table headed ‘Collection of Acres’, listing Arable Ground, Pasture some rocks & Improvable Ground, Moss, Acres in each Croft, as well as recording Cow pasture, and Horse pasture.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle.
A collection of 53 postcards from between 1912 and 1980.
This collection has been digitally scanned and interesting examples generally not found elsewhere in our collection appear here.
Kirkapol church
The Hebrides steam ship off Scarinish
Caolis
Silversands, Gott Bay
Cornaigmore High School
Island House
Post Office, Soroby Burn, Balinoe
ferry
Kelp burning, Kenavara
Ruaig
From a collection of photographs relating to Balephuil.
Typed on the back: Taigh Dhòmnaill Chùbair, an Cnoc, Baile Phuill, mu 1948
Digitised copy of a letter from John McKinnon to the Duke of Argyll, dated 30 January 1894. In this letter McKinnon (Moss) complains that he was due to inherit a croft from his cousin, Catherine Sinclair (Moss), but that it was claimed by his cousin Neil Sinclair (cottar, Balephuil) and that the Factor, Mr Wyllie, entered Neil Sinclair’s name on the rent book. McKinnon references the work he did to improve the croft, that he took care of his cousin in her old age, and his current hardships. He was summoned by Mr Sproat (Procurator Fiscal) in Tobermory and failing his appearance was told his cow would be poinded. McKinnon also mentions that Sinclair was one of the first to take up their abode in Moss.
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.
Digitised copy of Tiree Estate, Improvements &c done for Crofters, 1878-1885. The list is organised by year and contains details of improvements, repairs to buildings, charity and ‘miscellaneous’ works along with their costs. Works performed include fencing, drainage, ditches, dykes, and roofing. There are records of charitable works, such as supplying seed potatoes to crofters, and providing assistance for replacing a boat, the purchase of livestock, and animals, or for building repairs.
The following names appear in the record, and some names appear more than once:
Lachlan McLean (Cornaigbeg), Malcolm McDougall (removed from Heanish), John McLean (Caoles), Alexander, Neil and Donald McFadyen (Caoles), John McLean (Balephuil), Widow Murdoch Campbell (removed from Balinoe), Widow Catherine McKinnon (Kilmoluaig), Donald McCallum (smith and crofter, possibly Kilmoluaig), Donald McPhee (crofter, Balemartine), Captain William Sinclair (Mannal), Widow Murdoch Brown (Mannal), John McKinnon (Balephuil), Angus McArthur (crofter, Balemartine), John Brown (Mannal), Colin Henderson (Balemartine), Widow Alexander Henderson (Balemartine), Rev John McFarlane (Balinoe), Archibald, Donald and John Campbell (farmers, Balinoe), Neil McKinnon (Moss), John Morrison (son in law of Neil Morrison [deceased], Moss), Donald McDougall (Balephuil), Donald McFarlane (Balemartine), Angus McInnes (Kilmoluaig), Alexander Livingston (Heanish), Rev Duncan McFarlane (Heanish), Hugh McKinnon Junior (crofter and packet man, Heanish), G B Smith & Co (Glasgow), Alexander and John McFadyen (Barrapol), A & J McFadyen (Balemartine), James Brown (Balemartine), Hector McDonald (Caoles & Ardess), Archibald McDonald (Caoles & Ardess), Widow Neil McKinnon (Heanish), John McDonald (Heanish), Angus Munn (Heanish), Neil Campbell (Balinoe), Archibald McLean (Balemartine), Donald Campbell (Balemartine), Donald McLean, (Balemartine), Widow Mary McLean (Crofter, Vaul), John McPhail (crofter, Cornaigmore), John McLean (crofter, Kilmoluaig), John Cameron (Moss), P & R Fleming & Co (Glasgow), Hector McPhail (Cornaigmore), Hugh McLean Junior (Caoles), Donald Kennedy (Balevulin).
From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.
Black & white postcard produced by MacNeill, Post Office, Balemartine in around 1910, showing a photograph of a woman and a girl outside a black-roofed house at “Machrie, Balinoe”. Date-stamped 1919.
Postcard showing four colour photographs of traditional Tiree houses. Produced by Sue Anderson in around 1996.
Colour photo postcard of ‘The Bothy’ black-roofed house at Balemartine.
Colour photo postcard of a row of black-roofed houses at Mannal.
