Object Type: Paper
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Possible Early Medieval harbours on Mull and Tiree
Photocopy of an academic paper ‘Dun Ara: a Norse-period harbour in Mull?’ by Dr James Petre, 2020. Explores the history of the site known as Dun Ara in Mishnish, north Mull. Comparisons are made with sites at Dun Mor Vaul, Kenavara and Milton, Tiree. A digital copy of the full article is held in An Iodhlann. -
Watching brief: Druim nan Caorach, Caolas
Druim Nan Caorach
Watching brief
Iraia Arabaolaza – GUARD
NM 0785 4888 A watching brief was carried out 27–28 January
2010. The work conducted on site prior to the archaeologist’s
arrival had disturbed the NNW corner of a stone circle and a
possible enclosure.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Scottish and Southern Energy
(Discovery and Excavation in Scotland (2010), p. 50) -
Stone hammer or adze and flint donation 1922
(1922). Anniversary meeting. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 56, pp. 1–26. Donations to the museum. See p. 17:
‘Massive stone axe-hammer or adze, 6 inches by 3.25 inches by 1.5 inches with large perforation countersunk from both sides, found at Crois a’ Caolis, Tiree’ and
‘Worked flint with thick white patina, from Balemhuillin, Tiree’ -
Wooden shuttle
(1912). Meeting notes. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 46, pp. 327–343. -
Cairn, Caolas
Inner Hebrides Archaeological Project – Tiree Mounds Geophysical and field surveys Darko Maričević, University of Reading
NM 0780 4868 Druim nan Caorach, Caolas
Small burial mound with robbed out dry stone cist near the highest point of the public road at Caolas and 200m NE from the standing stone NM04NE 14. The cist is N–S orientated and measures 1.3 x 1.0 m. Rough courses of dry stone masonry are clearly visible in the interior, but the way in which it was capped is more difficult to discern. If the size of the nearby disturbed slabs is representative of the roof material, then the roof must have been corbelled.
Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 2009, 51–2. -
Millstones, Milton
Milton NM0877 4746 Two millstones (This site was reported to SMR by Dr M Mackay)
Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p. 51