Argyll & Bute District Council report `Mull, Coll & Tiree Local Plan`, 1987.
Monitoring plan for Mull, Tiree and Coll setting out the local authority`s policies, proposals and recommendations covering population, rural matters, industry and employment, housing, tourism, transport, public utilities and services.
Photocopied transcript of letter dated 7/12/1903 to the County Clerk from the residents of Kilmoluaig.
Transcript of letter dated 7/12/1903 to the County Clerk from the residents of Kilmoluaig requesting the township road to be upgraded.
Roadmen in Baugh
Photograph of roadmen working in Baugh.
Courtesy of Mr Angus Munn
A Balemartine man remarked during World War II that ‘Hitler was the best local councillor that Tiree ever had!’ By this he meant that the arrival of the RAF in 1941 brought a remarkable improvement in the infrastructure of the island.
A three-runway airport was constructed, as well as hundreds of Nissen huts and two NAAFIs selling alcohol and showing films. In addition, the road network was upgraded to cope with the lorries carrying supplies between the pier, the RAF station at Crossapol and the radar base at Hough.
The main road to the east end of the island used to be along the sandy expanse of Tràigh Ghott, the beach along Gott Bay; the tarred road around the bay was laid in 1931. This photograph shows workmen gravelling the road up to the doctor’s surgery at Baugh.
Black and white photograph of road-building during WWII.
Road-building during World War II.
Audio cassette recording of Archie MacKinnon interviewed by Maggie Campbell in Cornaigmore on 4/12/2002.
Archie MacKinnon of Cornaigmore talks to Maggie Campbell in December 2002 about the construction of the Cornaig to Scarinish road in 1934, the Ruaig to Caoles road in 1942, the Cornaigmore to Balevullin road in 1946, the Vaul road in 1948, quarrying, the mainland construction companies; a fatal accident on the Caoles road; laying stable floors; his work as a hammer man at the Croish and Vaul smiddies; the hospitality of the Vaul ladies. Èairdsidh ’Ic Fhionghain a Còrnaig Mhòr a bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Dùbhlachd 2002 mun togail an rathaid Chòrnaig gu Sgairinis ann an 1934, rathad Ruiag gu ’n Chaolas ann an1942, rathad Chòrnaig Mhòr gu Baile Mhuilinn ann an 1946, luchd oibreach tìr mòr, tubaist bas mhòr air rathad Chaolais, a’ leagail ùrlar cloiche, obair na fear-bualaidh uird anns na Chrois agus Bhalla, caoimheachas boireannaich Bhalla.
Typewritten account of the construction of roads in Tiree between 1934 and 1954 by Archie MacKinnon, Cornaigmore.
Information about the construction of the Cornaig to Scarinish road in 1934, the Ruaig to Caoles road in 1942, the Cornaigmore to Balevullin road in 1946 and the Vaul road in 1948 written by Archie MacKinnon, Cornaigmore.
Photocopied letter from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 23/11/1898.
Letter from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 23/11/1898 to the Duke`s chamberlain about the repair of the bridges at Kirkapol and Cornaig.
Photocopied letter from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 20/5/1898.
Letter from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 20/5/1898 to the Duke`s chamberlain about a new road through the Reef (with copy of O/S map) and the change of name of the main Post Office in Scarinish.
Letters regarding a disputed right of way through the commons of Kilmoluaig and Upper Cornaigmore, 1895
Copies of two letters: (1) from the factor Hugh MacDiarmid dated 24/7/1895 to the Duke`s chamberlain about a right of way through the commons of Kilmoluaig and Upper Carnaigmore claimed by a merchant Charles MacLean and a crofter John Cameron in Moss, and the breaking of the march dykes to effect the right of way, (2) to William Sproat dated 26/8/1895 from John Cameron of Moss about the disputed right of way through the march dykes of Kilmoluaig and Upper Cornaigmore farms.
Black and white photograph of the road to Upper Vaul in 1925.
The road to Uppre Vaul, from a small photograph album titled ‘Tiree 1925’ thought to come originally from Silversands.
Black and white photograph of the new road to Silversands, Vaul.
Photograph from a small album from Silversands, Vaul, titled `The new road to Silversands`, probably taken in the late 1920s to early 1930s.
