Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
Two posters advertising Dorinda Johnston`s Studio Gallery in Balevullin.
2003.70.4
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2003.70.5.1
Five greeting cards from Tiree, ca 2002
Collection of greeting cards from Tiree, ca 2002: (1) painting of The Row, Balephetrish, by Pam Carter, (2) painting of a Tiree Cottage by Pam Carter, (3) painting of Balevullin by John Wetten Brown, (4) handmade card by Joanne Gallagher – Isle of Tyrii, (5) greeting card with best wishes from the Isle of Tiree.
2003.60.2
Four postcards of Tiree by Sue Anderson.
Four postcards of Tiree by Sue Anderson – the Ringing Stone; Sandaig Museum; Hynish and the Signalling Tower; thatched house in Balevullin.
2003.60.3
2004 Tiree calendar by Sue Anderson.
2004 Tiree calendar by Sue Anderson with recipes and postcards with views of Kenavara, Scarinish, Heanish, Caoles, Crossapol, Balevullin, Kenovay and Kilkenneth.
1998.170.7
Photocopied letter dated 14/9/1893 to the County Clerk from a group of Balevullin crofters.
Letter dated 14/9/1893 to the County Clerk from a group of Balevullin crofters complaining about the conditions and regulations attached to leases..
1998.170.10
Photocopied petition dated 1893 to Argyll County Council from a group of Tiree cottars.
Petition dated 1893 to Argyll County Council from a group of cottars from Kilmoluaig, Balevullin, Sandaig, Kilkenneth, Moss, Cornaigmore, Cornaigbeg, Kenovay and Barrapol, all wanting to rent land under the Small Holdings Scotland Act of 1892.
1998.170.11
1893 petition to the County Council
Transcription of a petition of 1893 to the County Clerk by Tiree cottars asking to benefit under the Small Holdings Act.
Courtesy of Argyll & Bute Archives
The Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act of 1886 introduced a new form of land tenure based on security of tenure, fair rents, and compensation for permanent improvements at the termination of a tenancy. The new Act only applied to holdings which were held on a yearly tenancy and whose annual rent did not exceed £30.
Cottars who had no crofts remained outside the political settlement until 1892 when the Small Holdings Act enabled County Councils to acquire suitable land ‘for the purpose of providing small holdings for persons who…will themselves cultivate the holdings.’
In 1893 forty-two cottars, most of whom were formerly in possession of crofts, petitioned the County Clerk William Sproat asserting the demand for small holdings on the island and claiming their right to benefit under the new Act.
1998.170.17
Photocopied summary of replies from applicants for allotments and small holdings to the County of Argyll in 1893.
Summary of replies from applicants to Argyll Council for allotments and small holdings in Hough in September 1893.
2003.35.2
Seven O/S maps with hand-drawn croft numbers and boundaries, 1977
Seven O/S maps with croft numbers and boundaries drawn in by donor`s sister, Mary Robertson: (1) sheet NL 93 NE Hynish and West Hynish, (2) sheet NL 94 NE Hough, Balevullin, Kilmoluaig, Cornaigmore, Cornaigbeg and Kenovay and boundaries of Croish, Cornaigmore Farm and Kilmoluaig common grazing, (3) sheet NL 94 SE Moss, Barrapol, Balephuil, Balemartine, Balinoe, Heylipol and Crossapol and boundaries of Kilmoluaig common grazing, Barrapol Farm and Heylipol Farm, (4) sheet NL 94 NW Hough and Balevullin, (5) sheet NL 94 SW Middleton, Sandaig and Kilkenneth, (6) sheet NM 04 NW Balephetrish, Scarinish, Gott, Kirkapol and Vaul and boundaries of Scarinish Farm and Balephetrish special common, (7) sheet NM 04 SW Baugh and Scarinish.
2003.27.2
Report `Farm Study` by Julie MacInnes of Shawlands Academy.
Report by Julie MacInnes (part of the coursework for unknown qualification taken at Shawlands Academy) which examines the characteristics of crofting and how it is affected by the physical environment and distance from markets. Looks in details at two crofts – Donald Kennedy`s croft in Balevullin and Corrairigh in Cornaigbeg.