Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper found at Balephuil
Collection of 14 flint cores, debris and scrapper from an archaeological site at Balephuil, grid reference: 9408 4065. Found by A. Blackwood from the Lorn(? – unclear writing) Archaeological & Historical Society in June 2006.
DVD footage of a holiday on Tiree in the 1960s
Cine-film footage of the Muir family holiday on Tiree in the 1960s, transferred to DVD. Mrs Christian Muir (the lady with the dog, who gets a kiss from her husband) and their kids Iain, David and Kenneth, came to Tiree on a family holiday in 196?. The donor, Alex Newbery, found the film in Mrs Muir`s attic while clearing it out. She`s sure that they stayed at Salum or Ruaig.
Copy of portrait “A Tiree Girl”
Colour print of a portrait “A Tiree Girl”, belonging to Su and Ian Aitkens, Balephuil. The girl is thought to be Ellen MacDonald, Balephuil (1886-1988), who emigrated to Manitoba, Canada, in 1910 with her sister Catherine. Unknown artist, although could have been painted by D. MacGregor-Whyte in the 1930s, who painted “The Lady of the Manse” in 1935, also owned by the Aitkens. See 2009.86.2.
Booklet “First Footsteps – searching for prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Hebrides”
Booklet “First Footsteps – searching for prehistoric hunter-gatherers in the Hebrides” summarising the archaeological findings of Prof. Steven Mithen and colleagues from the University of Reading during their surveys of Tiree, Coll, Gunna, Mull, Colonsay & Oronsay and Islay during 2006. Includes a letter from Steven Mithen to Dr John Holliday (02/04/08) and a copy of a research note about his work at Fiskary Bay, Coll, published in Scottish Archarological News.
Photograph of John Brown and his father Tearlach Chaluim taken in 1966.
Photograph of John Brown, Balephuil (Iain Thearlaich) and his father Tearlaich Chaluim in 1966. The photograph is taken outside their house in the Sliabh, Balephuil.
Printout of scanned handwritten draft of poem `Oran Mhanitoba` by John MacLean, the Balephuil bard.
Scan of an incomplete handwritten draft of poem `Manitoba` by John MacLean, the Balephuil bard, composed on New Years Day 1880.
Colour photograph of `Manitoba` in Balephuil.
`Manitoba` in Balephuil, photographed by the late Neil MacKinnon.
Black and white photograph of `Manitoba` in Balephuil.
The family home of the Balephuil bard John MacLean who emigrated to Canada and settled in Manitoba.
Black and white photograph of Mary Flora MacKinnon of Balephuil in New Zealand.
Mary Flora MacKinnon nee Campbell of Balephuil at the door of her house at Maraekakaho in New Zealand.
Black and white photograph of Donald and Mary Flora MacKinnon and their family in Tiree in 1925.
The MacKinnon family of Balephuil in 1925, two years before emigrating to New Zealand. L-R: Dolina, Mary, Annie, blacksmith Donald MacKinnon originally from Balinoe, Hugh, Donald`s wife Mary Flora Campbell, Sarah, unknown woman.
