‘An Sulaire’
Photograph of ‘An Sulaire’ in Scarinish harbour in 1997.
Courtesy of Mr James Christie
The lug sail boat ‘An Sulaire’ coming into Scarinish old harbour in the summer of 1997.
Colour photograph of `An Sulaire` in the summer of 1997.
The lugboat, `An Sulaire`, in Scarinish harbour in the summer of 1997.
Colour photograph of `An Sulaire` in the summer of 1997.
The lugboat, `An Sulaire`, moored in Scarinish harbour in the summer of 1997.
Colour photograph of `An Sulaire` in the summer of 1997.
The lugboat, `An Sulaire`, moored in Scarinish harbour in the summer of 1997.
Collection of 25 colour photographs of the lugboat `An Sulaire`, with negatives.
Twenty-five colour phototgraphs of the lugboat, `An Sulaire`, sailing to Tiree and mooring in Scarinish harbour in the summer of 1997.
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour.
Scarinish harbour with the Mary Stewart, probably taken in the 1930s. The building in the background was originally built as a church, then used intermittently as a prison and latterly as a store by the owners of the Mary Stewart. It was pulled down to make roads during World War II.
The ‘Mary Stewart’ in Scarinish harbour in the 1930s
Photograph of the schooner ‘Mary Stewart’ in Scarinish harbour in the 1930s.
Courtesy of Mrs Netta Martin
Taken in the early 1930s, this view of Scarinish harbour shows the topsail schooner ‘Mary Stewart’ in her final resting place. For the previous thirty years she had traded up and down the west coast carrying coal and other cargo.
Also anchored in the harbour are two lobster boats. Commercial lobster fishing began on Tiree after 1880 when the railway to Oban was opened, allowing shellfish to be sent live to the London markets for the first time.
Said to have been originally built as a church, the building in the background was used as a store by the owners of the ‘Mary Stewart’. It was pulled down to make the road to the pier during World War II.
Black and white photograph of Scarinish harbour.
Scarinish harbour with the Mary Stewart, probably taken in the 1930s. The building in the background was originally built as a church, then used intermittently as a prison and latterly as a store by the owners of the Mary Stewart. It was pulled down to make roads during World War II.
Outside the general store in Scarinish in 1910
Photograph of Calum MacLean, Hugh MacArthur and Peter Anderson outside the general store in Scarinish in 1910.
Courtesy of Mr Angus MacLean
Calum MacLean, Hugh MacArthur and Peter Anderson are pictured in 1910 outside the shop in Scarinish owned and run by Hugh and his brother Dan. As well as a general store, the building contained a Post Office and a hardware department upstairs
Calum MacLean (Calum Bùidsear) from Moss opened a butcher’s shop in Scarinish in 1930s on a site previously housing a baker and cobbler. The business was taken over by Donald and Nan MacLean in 1953.
Peter Anderson came to Tiree in 1886 as the island’s first gamekeeper. A keen ornithologist, he published ‘The Birds of the Island of Tiree’ in ‘The Scottish Naturalist’ in 1913
Black and white photograph of Scarinish shop in 1910.
Scarinish shop, 1910. L-R: Calum MacLean (butcher in Scarinish), Hugh MacArthur (partner in shop), Peter Anderson (gamekeeper). (Original photograph 1997.178.1)
Black and white photograph of John Brown, Scarinish Hotel, 1946.
John Brown, Scarinish Hotel, 1946.
D. & H. MacArthur’s shop
Photograph of D. & H. MacArthur’s shop in Scarinish at the beginning of the 20th century.
Courtesy of Mrs Flora MacKinnon
Situated in Scarinish close to the ferry terminal, D. & H. MacArthur’s was the main shop on the island. It comprised a general store, a Post Office and a hardware department upstairs. The MacArthur family lived on the top floor.
The lean-to structure on the left is Taigh an t-Sàil where preserving salt was stored. Salted meat or fish would be packed in large barrels similar to those in the foreground. The wicker baskets to the left of the main doorway were used to import pan loaves from Glasgow.
There was no running water in the building but a well and pump outside. In 1948 disaster struck when a fire which began in the back paraffin store destroyed the shop. A new Co-operative store was built on the same site.
Black and white photograph of D & H MacArthur`s general store in Scarinish taken in the 1930s.
Situated in Scarinish close to the ferry terminal, D & H MacArthur’s was the main shop on the island. It comprised a general store, a Post Office and a hardware department upstairs. The MacArthur family lived on the top floor. The lean-to structure on the left is Taigh an t-Sàil where preserving salt was stored. Salted meat or fish would be packed in large barrels similar to those in the foreground. The wicker baskets to the left of the main doorway were used to import pan loaves from Glasgow. The building burned down during World War II and a new Co-operative store built on the same site.
Black and white photograph of Scarinish School in 1933.
Scarinish School, 1933. L-R: (front row) Lachie MacKinnon, Parkhouse; Sheena Glenday, Heanish Police Station; Katie MacLean, Lighthouse View; Cathie MacDonald, The Coolins, Pier Road; Angus Munn, Heanish; Archie and John MacDonald, Scarinish (brothers of Morag Slowther); (second row) Mona Glenday, Heanish Police Station; Mona MacDonald, The Coolins, Pier Road; Hetty MacDonald, Scarinish; Anne MacArthur, Balephetrish House; Mamie Miller, Baugh; Donald MacDonald, Heanish; (third row) Grace MacArthur, Balephetrish House; Anne MacKinnon, Heanish (married Alasdair MacDonald, Balevullin); Kate Nisbet, Heanish; Rosie MacIntyre, The Lodge; Mary MacKinnon, Homestead, Heanish; (back row standing) Neil MacKinnon, U. F. Manse, Scarinish (now Taigh a` Rudha), killed in Italy in WWII; Lachie MacFadyen, Heanish; Donald MacLean, Scarinish (postman`s son); Mary Ann MacIntyre, Gott (married Donald MacDonald, Heanish) ; Donald MacIntyre, Gott; Alick Duncan MacCallum, Scarinish; Neil MacDonald, Port na Criche, Scarinish; Katie MacLean, Scarinish (postman`s daughter); Alasdair Glenday, Heanish Police Station.
