Account of a visit to Tiree and Coll by Saussure ca 1820
Printed internet book extract concerning Tiree and Coll from `A Voyage to the Hebrides` by Louis Albert Necker-De-Saussure, published in 1821.
2013.108.1
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2013.95.1
Information about mimicry of bird calls in Gaelic song
Print out of email and internet page about a song and dance performance that mimics in Gaelic the wild birds of the Hebrides.
2013.92.6
Photographs from other Hebridean islands.
Collection of 8 black & white photographs of postcards and publications from Scarp, Tarbert, Harris, Skye, Tobermory, Mull, Lochmaddy, Uist, Boreray, Heisker. Formerly included at the back of the George Holleyman collection folder but removed due to level of relevance. Donated by Linda Gowans.
2013.82.1
Book “Fonn – The Campbells of Greepe”, 2013
Large hardback book about the music, family trees and land of the Campells of Greepe on the Isle of Skye, 1700s – 2011. Signed by Kenna Campbell, Wilma Kennedy, Seumas Campbell, Maggie MacDonald and ??
2013.82.3
Book “Erisky Ponies”, 2013
Booklet about the near-extinction and subsequent recovery of the Eriskay Pony and the people who conserve the breed.
2013.73.2
Book `Scandinavian Scotland` by Barbara E Crawford, 1987
Softback book about the occupation of the scottish islands and seaboard by `Vikings` in the early middle ages.
2013.62.2
Book `Agricultural Surveys: Hebrides (1811)` by James MacDonald A.M.
Softback-bound reprint of an 1811 review of Agriculture in the Hebrides. Full title: “General view of the agriculture of the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland: with observations on the means of their improvement, together with a separate account of the principal islands; comprehending their resources, fisheries, manufactures, manners, and agriculture, drawn up under the direction of The Board of Agriculture, with several maps.
2012.131.2
Book `Exploring the Isles of the West`, 2012
Softback book by Marc Calhoun, USA, about his travels in the Western Isles, and their landscape and history, with many black & white photographs. Tiree on pages 58-72.
2012.105.2
Book ` Autumns in Skye, Ross & Sutherland`
Harback book about the author`s time spent in Skye, Ross and Sutherland, in the 1920s.
2012.101.1
Book `Castor & Pollux`, 2012
Softback book about two prominent MacLeans, Sir Alexander MacLean of Otter (Castor) and Sir John MacLean of Duart (Pollox), who joined forces to rescue Sir Alexander`s regiment from Isle of Gigha in 1689 whilst underfire from the Royal Navy.