Photocopied leaflet about the excavation of the broch at Vaul.
Leaflet giving information about early settlements on the site, the construction, use and later demolition of the broch and the material recovered.
2000.190.1
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1999.225.1
Photocopied journal extract about prehistoric pottery in the Western Isles by Patrick G. Topping.
A re-examination of the major pottery sites in the Western Isles including the broch at Vaul and the `hut` site at Balevullin.
2000.182.16
Photocopied poem `Prayer` by Alick MacCallum, Vaul.
Peom by Alick MacCallum of Vaul dated 14/6/1939.
2003.191.1
Paperback book `Towers in the North` by Ian Armit.
The current state of knowledge about brochs, the controversies over their origins and functions and an annotated list of the most accessible and well-preserved broch sites.
2003.184.20
Black and white photograph of Hugh MacIntyre.
Hugh MacIntyre 1856-1932, father of Morag (see photos B129 & B131) and brother-in-law of Sarah MacMillan (see photo B191), from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled ‘1927’.
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Sarah MacMillan, Hugh and Morag MacIntyre
Photograph of Sarah MacMillan, Hugh and Morag MacIntyre at Silversands in Vaul in 1827.
Courtesy of Mr Donald Brown
Sarah MacMillan (front right) is pictured with her niece Morag behind her and Morag’s father Hugh MacIntyre outside Silversands in Vaul in 1927. Besides running the shop attached to the house and looking after her aged aunt, Morag also took in visitors during the summer months.
The shop was used as an assembly point for Scottish Airways passengers when the planes landed on Gott Bay beach before 1939. Morag also acted as secretary of the Vaul Golf Club, and players had to pay their green fees to her. A map of the course was on her shop wall.
She never had a bank account and paid all her suppliers by Postal Order purchased at Ruaig Post Office. The shop closed around 1960 after serving the community for almost one hundred years.
Black and white photograph of a group of people outside Silversands in 1927.
Outside Silversands in Vaul in 1927. L-R: (back) unknown; Hugh MacIntyre (1856-1932); his daughter Morag (1897-1967); (front) unknown; Sarah MacMillan (1856-1948), Hugh`s sister-in-law and Morag`s aunt.
2003.184.12
Black and white photograph of an unknown man having his hair cut outside Silversands in 1924.
Haircut outside Silversands, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled 1924.
2003.184.13
Black and white photograph of an unknown couple out for a stroll at Silversands in 1924.
Out for a stroll, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled 1924.
2003.184.15
Black and white photograph of a group of people relaxing outside Silversands in 1924.
Relaxing outside Silversands, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled `1924`.
2003.184.16
Black and white photograph of a group of people relaxing on the beach at Silversands in 1924.
Enjoying the sunshine on the beach outside Silversands, from a small photograph album from Silversands in Vaul titled 1924.
