Folder titled `The shell-sand habitat on the Isle of Tiree` by J. Morton Boyd.
The geology, climate and eco-systems of Tiree with particular reference to soil fauna, illustrated with maps, tables and photographs.
2000.220.13
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2000.160.1
Paperback book `The Scenery of Scotland – The Structure Beneath` by W. J. Baird.
Colour aerial photographs of Scotland`s landscapes with geological explanations.
2003.183.1
Collection of 40 flints fragments.
Collection of 40 flints fragments found on Traigh Bhi in September 2003 by Katinka Stentoft and classified by archaeologists from Reading University in August 2004 as cores, flakes, chunks and retouched tools.
2003.177.14
Hardback book `Hunter-gatherer landscape archaeology` edited by Steven Mithen.
Project development, palaeoenvironmental studies and archaeological fieldwork on Islay.
1998.220.1
Large egg-shaped stone object.
Large slightly flattened egg-shaped object (15 x 14 mm), possibly stone, with an outer layer 10 mm thick of which approx. 30% has broken off exposing a regular egg-shaped interior, found on the south end of Traigh Bhi.
1999.216.5
Two pieces of rock from the Ross of Mull.
Two pieces of rock from the Ross of Mull similar to those used as ballast in Tiree boats when collecting peat.
2000.237.1
Piece of Tiree marble found on Traigh Bhi.
Piece of Tiree marble (80 x 70 x 40) found on Traigh Bhi.
2001.8.5
Piece of Tiree marble from Port Mor, Baugh.
Piece of Tiree marble (55 x 40 x 30 mm) from Port Mor, Baugh.
2000.109.8
Paperback book `The Highlands and Islands` by F. Fraser Darling and J. Morton Boyd.
The natural history of the Highlands and Islands by two prominent naturalists, including references to Tiree in the index.
1998.322.1
Paperback book `The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides` edited by John Morton Boyd and D. R. Bowes.
Assemblage of the recorded knowledge of the natural envirnment of the Inner Hebrides with descriptions of the use of natural resources for traditional and conventional exploitation by man.