Tag Archives: tiree

2015.18.1

Printed copies of the Beveridge Diaries 1896-1897: (1) scanned directly from Erskine Beveridge’s notebooks held in the Carnegie Library in Dunfermline, and (2) typed transcripts made by Lesley Ferguson, Head of Collections, RCAHMS. Beveridge travelled around Scotland in the second half of the 19th century, photographing and writing about the places he visited, including Tiree.

2014.56.1

Hand-painted copy of the Turnbull Map 1768 of Tiree, made in 1864

Original, full-sized, exact copy of the Turnbull 1768 map held at Inveraray Castle, hand-painted by cartographer James Ferguson in 1864 at the request of the Duke of Argyll. Kept on Tiree at Island House, Heylipol, by Captain Short, the last Steward of the Duke of Argyll, and then at Keeper’s Cottage, the factor’s house at Scarinish. Size 134 x 220 cm. ON LOAN from Argyll Estates.

2014.43.1

CD of photographs from Tiree during 1947-1984

CDROM of 23 scanned photographs of scenes and people of Tiree taken by Michael Watson during visits from 1947 to 1984. Most accessioned separately as U155-U176.

2014.9.1

Book `The Sea Kingdom – Coll and Tiree` by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, 2003

Small softback marine heritage guide about the history and natural history of Coll and Tiree by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, 2003.

2013.152.6

Photograph of the 1768 Turnbull Map

Printed photograph of the original Turnbull Map of Tiree, 1768 held in the archives of Inveraray Castle. Photographed during a visit by Glenda Franklin in 2013. Digital copy stored on An Iodhlann computer.

2013.108.1

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.