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.
Letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier, 1909-1910
Original hand-written letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier in 1909-10. 17 are written by Nonnie C. MacLean, Scarinish on behalf of her mother, and 5 by J. MacLean, Scarinish, all to the lawyer F.J. Martin. One letter is from J. MacLean of Scarinish Park to the Gott Bay Pier Trustees. One letter is from John Brown, Trustee of the new pier.
Letters concerning a dispute over the use of land for the new Gott Bay pier, 1909-1910
Photocopies of hand-written letters concerning a dispute over use of land for the new Gott Bay pier in 1909-10. 17 are written by Nonnie C. MacLean, Scarinish on behalf of her mother, and 5 by J. MacLean, Scarinish, all to the lawyer F.J. Martin. One letter is from J. MacLean of Scarinish Park to the Gott Bay Pier Trustees. One letter is from John Brown, Trustee of the new pier.
Photograph of Dan Campbell, Gott, ca. 1930
Sepia photograph of Dan Campbell, son of Mary MacKinnon and Donald Campbell, Gott, aged about 40. (copied loan)
Information about the Campbells of Gott 1860-1940
Handwritten information about Donald Campbell (1858-1933) of Gott and family, by Fiona MacKinnon, Kirkapol, and objects donated by her (other items under this Entry E01080) in 2009.
Photograph of Johnnie MacInnes, Kirkapol, and three others from Vaul, ca. 1930.
Black & white photograph of Johnnie `the Lodge` MacInnes (uncle of Donald MacIntyre, Gott) who lived with Rosie MacIntyre. The three others in the photo are from `The Haven`, Vaul.
Two merit certificates from the Scotch Education Department awarded to Grace Campbell (age 12) in 1901, and her brother Malcolm Campbell (age 13) in 1900, while attending Cornaigmore Public School. Signed by D MacKinnon, Head Master. The Campbells lived in the pink house, ‘Tullymet’, on Gott Bay.
Clydesdale horse shoe made by Donald MacIntyre of Gott.
Clydesdale horse shoe made by Donald MacIntyre of Gott in 2001 to bring luck to new extension to An Iodhlann. Donald has the last working smiddy on Tiree.
Otter at Gott Bay
Photograph of an otter at Gott Bay in April 2007.
Courtesy of Mrs Carole Russell
Paul and Grace Yoxon of the International Otter Survival Fund based in Skye conducted an otter survey of Tiree for a week in August 2003. The coastline was mapped for secondary evidence of otters: spraints (droppings), sprainting points, freshwater pools, lie ups and holts (dens).
Five otters were sighted during the survey and nine major holts found. From this data, the number of otters resident on Tiree was estimated to be between six and eight. From analysis of the spraints, their diet consisted mainly of marine fish supplemented with hare.
While on holiday in April 2007, Carole Russell took this photograph of an otter on Gott Bay. The otter appeared from the direction of Soa, swiftly made his way along the waterline then disappeared inland.
Colour photograph of an otter on Gott Bay.
An otter on Gott Bay, photographed one eveing in April 2007.
Black and white photograph of the opening of the manse at Gott in 1962.
The opening of the manse at Gott prior to the induction Rev. W. J. MacLeod in May 1962.
