Photograph of the old tangle store at Craignis, Hough, in 2000
Colour photograph of the ruins of Seada Haingeis, the old tangle store at Craignis, Hough, last used in 1800.
2013.110.6
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2013.110.23
Photograph of a lorry loaded with tangles in 1976 (?)
Colour photograph of Alan Worsley`s lorry loaded up with dried tangles at Neil MacKinnon`s croft at Balevullin, possibly in 1976, ready for export to the mainland.
2013.110.8
Photograph of a re-opened kelp pit at Craignis, Hough, in 2000
Colour photograph of a re-opened kelp-burning pit at Port na Muice , Hough, in 2000.
2013.110.24
Photograph of two lorries laden with tangles in 1976(?)
Colour photograph of two large lorries loaded with dried tangles ready for export to the mainland, possibly in 1976.
2013.110.9
Photograph of tangles laid out on the shore at Craignis in 1997-98
Colour photograph of tangles (the long stalks of kelp seaweed) laid out on the cobbled shore at Craignis, Hough, ready for gathering up into bales in 1997-98.
2013.110.10
Photograph of tangles ready for drying at Craignis in 1999
Colour photograph of tangles (kelp seaweed stalks) piled onto a large rock on the shore at Craignis, Hough, in 1999alongside the framework for draping the tangle over to dry out.
2013.110.11
Photograph of tangles drying at Craignis in 1997-98
Colour photograph of tangles (long straight stalks of kelp seaweed) laid over a completed drying rack made of oil drums, wooden posts and fishing net, on the shore at Craignis, Hough, in 1997-98.
2013.110.12
Photograph of dried tangles ready for transport at Balevullin in 1999.
Colour photograph of Jean`s (MacCallum?) tangles drying over a rack at Balevullin, ready for transport by tractor in 1999.
2013.104.5
Typed copy of Edward Curtis-Stanford`s journal 1864
Copy of hand-typed transcript of the journal of Edward Charles Cortis-Stanford dated 3rd January 1864, about his seaweed processing factory at Middleton/Sandaig.
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2013.60.1
A history of Edward Curtis Standford on Tiree
Print-out of a talk about the history of chemist Edward Stanford and the kelp industry on Tiree in the late 1800s, presented at the 2013 Feis, plus accompanying lists, documents, papers, letters etc relevant to Stanford and seaweed processing industry in Scotland and Tiree.