Large roughly-made unglazed grey clay craggan (205 x 220 mm) made on Tiree. Owned by Archie MacLean of Whitehouse, it was given to his neice who gave it to Reg and Meena Knapman for safe keeping until such time a suitable museum was set up in Tiree.
Small pottery roughly-made grey and orange unglazed bowl (70 x 110 mm) made on Tiree. Owned by Archie MacLean of Whitehouse, it was given to his neice who gave it to Reg and Meena Knapman for safe keeping until such time a suitable museum was set up in Tiree.
Wooden case containing 66 pottery shards.
Wooden case (550 x 325 mm) containing 66 pottery shards collected by George Holleyman from a sand-hill site at Balevullin during 1941-3. Documented on E00033. Reviewed by Dr Euan MacKie in summer 2000 (see 2000.167). Items further identified by Dr Ewan Campbell, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology in Glasgow, in July 2018: Norse ‘platter; early medieval; 16th-18th century.
Wooden case containing 60 Iron Age pottery shards.
(Documented on E00033) Wooden case (350 x 300 mm) containing 60 Iron Age pottery shards collected by George Holleyman from a sand-hill site at Balevullin during 1941-3. Two shards are accessioned separately with photos: 2000.91.12 & 2000.91.13
Four Iron Age pottery shards.
Four Iron Age pottery shards found on the surface of a sand dune in Balephuil towards Ceann a` Bharra on 9/4/2003 by Malcolm MacNeill of Glasgow who assisted in the excavation of Dun Mor Bhalla in the 1960s.
Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacLean, Barrapol, interviewed by Hector MacPhail in Barrapol on 13/10/1995.
Hugh MacLean (Eòghann Dhòmhnaill Eòghainn Mhòr) of Barrapol talks to Hector MacPhail in 1997 about his family’s genealogy; the Reverends MacKinnon, MacArthur, MacNiven, MacLean and MacDonald of Barrapol and Sandaig and Cameron of Kilmoluaig; sea-faring experiences, Captains Angus Lamont – composer of the song `Lag na Cruachan` – and Donald MacArthur of Milton; the family of author Alistair MacLean; John MacLean, the Balemartine bard, and bard Donald MacKechnie; pottery, stirrups found in Balevullin machair and graveyards. Tha Eòghann Dhòmhnaill Eòghainn Mhòir a Goirtean Dòmhnall a’ bruidhinn ri Eachann MhicPhàil ann an 1997 mu shloinntearachd a’ theaglaich; na ministearan MhicFhionghain, MhicArtair, MhicGhilleNaomh, MhicIllEathain agus MhicDhòmhnaill a Goirtean Dòmhnall agus Sanndaig, agus na Camshronaich a Cill Moluaig; cleachdaidhean fairge, sgiobairean Aonghas MacLaomuinn – a sgrìobh an t-òran Lag na Cruachan – agus Dòmhnall MhicArtair a Milton; teaghlach Alasdair MhicIllEathain an sgrìobhadair; Iain MacIlleathain, bàrd Bhaile Mhàrtainn, agus Dòmhnall ’IcEacharna; crèadhadaireachd agus stiorapan a chaidh fhaotainn ann am machair agus cladhan Bhaile Mhuilinn.
Photocopied extract from `Food and Drink and Travelling Accessories` in honour of Gosta Berg, pp 6-27.
Essay about craggans with references to Tiree on pages 8, 9, 20 and 23.
Sample of objects found in a prehistoric midden in Gunna.
Four small pottery shards, a vertebra from a small animal and a limpet shell taken from a prehistoric midden in Gunna.
Dark brown pottery shard 40 mm long and a stone, site of find unknown.
Pottery shard.
Pottey shard found 4 foot down in Kirkapol graveyard, probably Iron Age, exterior surface orange-brown, interior surface brown.
