Collection of flints from Port Snoig, West Hynish, 2013
Large chert (flint) pebble, one smaller chert pebble and three worked chert fragments found by chance at Port Snoig, West Hynish (NL 96813 38707) on a steep eroding `cow path` up from a small sheltered beach of pebbles, at about 8m above MHWM. All are labelled and include: a knapped piece of core, a thumb scraper, a backed blade, and map and detailed notes by the finder.
Worked flints from near Vaul broch
Three worked flints found in some fresh drainage tailings at grid ref. 039 491 close to Vaul broch in 2013.
Flints
Collection of 8 flint chips found at an un-named archaelogical site on Tiree in the 1970s.
Flint core and blades
A flint core/nodule and four flint blades found at Kenavara by Cairin MacLeod, Balephuil.
Chipped flint nodule
Flint nodules washed up on Balephuil beach from a source in the Irish Sea. The west coast of Tiree is one of the few places in the Inner Hebrides where flint can be found. The chipped piece demonstrates how sharp the edges can be.
Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper found at Balephuil
Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper from an archaeological site at Balephuil, grid reference: 9408 4065. Found by A. Blackwood from the Lorn(? – unclear writing) Archaeological & Historical Society in June 2006.
Internet web page from journal of British Archaeology mentioning Tiree in relation to flint `tanged points`
Internet web page from the journal `British Archaeology`, Nov/Dec 2007, summarising new finds of mesolithic flint `tanged points` in Orkney. Confirms significance of similar tanged points found on Tiree and Wester Ross, indicating late glacial settlement of those areas.
Flint cobble
Round white flint rock from Balevullin beach. Chipped to show grey flint interior.
Tub of flints and flint stone
Tub of smaller flints and flint stone which would have been used by `bodaich` before matches to light their pipes.
Flint found at the small dun at Balevullin.
Flint found at the small dun at Balevullin, possibly used to polish bone artefacts.
