Tiree

Classification and Statistics Type: Island Population: 653 Area: 7834 ha (19358 acres) Tourist Rating: Text of Entry Updated: 27-AUG-2020

Location Latitude: 56.5054°N Longitude: 6.881°W National Grid Reference: NL 998 455 A range of modern and historical maps are accessible through the map tab on the right of this page Get directions by entering the UK postcode of your location, home or hotel here eg. EH1 3YT

Extended Information

Tiree had an important role during the Second World War; Tiree Airport was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force and there was a concentration of Chain Home Radar stations on the island, at Barrapoll, Kilkenneth and Port Mor. These were augmented by a Chain Home Low station on Beinn Hough and succeeded in 1953 by a ROTOR station on Beinn Ghott.

References and Further Reading

Holliday, John (2011) Tiree Place Names. An Iodhlann (Tiree's Historical Centre), tireeplacenames.org
Mitchell, Ian (2004) Isles of the West. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh
Perrott, David (2004) The Western Islands Handbook. Kittiwake, Machynlleth

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Attractions:	An Iodhlann An Turas Ferry Shelter Balevullin Beach Beinn Ghott Coll Cornaig Mill Dun Mor Broch Dun na Cleite Hebrides, Sea of the Hough Beach Hynish Centre Kilkenneth Chapel Kirkapol Chapels	MacLean's Cross Sandaig Island Life Museum Skerrvore Lighthouse Museum Skerryvore Lighthouse St Patrick's Chapel Tiree Rural Centre Traigh Bhi Traigh Ghrianal Traigh Mhor Traigh Thodhrasdail Traigh nan Gilean Vaul Golf Course
Council Area:	Argyll and Bute
Families:	Campbell
Features:	Acairseid Folaich Acarsaid an Duin Am Barradhu An Fhaodhail An Talla Argyll College UHI Balephetrish Bay Balephetrish Hill Balephuil Bay Ban, Port Barna sgeir Beinn na Seilg Ben Hough Ben Hynish Ben Kenavara Bharrapol, Port Bhasapoll, Loch Bo Maoile, Rubha na Boraige Moire, Rubha Calgary Bay Caol, Loch Carnan Mor Carsamull Ceann Mor Ceosabh Chapuill, Loch a' Chlair, Loch a' Chraiginis, Rubha Chrosain, Poll a Chunn Neill, Port Cnoc Bhiosta Cnoc Bhirceapol Cnoc Fhoirnigial Cnoc Ibrig Cnoc Ibrig, Loch Cnoc an Fhithich Cnu Lochanan Crossapoll Point Cul Sgathain Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Dubh Sgeir Dubh, Eilean Dubh, Rubha Dun Hanais Dun Heanish Dun Ibrig Dun Mor a' Chaolais Dun Shiadair Dun nan Gall Eatharna, Loch Eilein, Loch an Fadamull Fhaing, Rubh' an Garradh a' Chapaill, Loch Ghott, Abhainn Ghreasamuill, Eilean Gile, Loch na Glebe House	Gott Bay Gunna Gunna Sound Hanais, Rubha Happy Valley Heylipol Church Hough Bay Hough Skerries Hynish Bay Inner Hebrides Island Centre, The Island House Kenavara Kirkapol Church Kirkapol House Liath, Rubha Lodge, The McNeil's Bay Mor, Port Mullach nan Gall Nead a' Gheoidh, Rubha Oban Ferry Terminal Phuill, Loch a' Phuirt Bhig, Rubh' a' Port Ban Port Bhiosd, Rubha Port Fada Port Hanais Ravenswood Reef, The Riaghain, Loch Ringing Stone, The Rinn Chircnis Rinn Thorbhais Ruadh, Port Saltaig, Rubha Salum Bay Seann Charraige, Rubha na Sgoir Mhoir, Rubh' an Sheddocksley Snoig, Port Soa Soa Point Sorby Bay Sorby Beach Sron an Fhraoich Stanail, Loch Tiree Community Wind Turbine Tiree High School Tiree Power Station Tiree, Passage of Traigh Balbhaig Traigh Bhagh Traigh Bhalla Traigh Shathalum Traigh an Duin, Rubha Urvaig Vaul Bay
Historical Counties:	Argyllshire
Parishes:	Tiree
People:	Erskine Beveridge Saint Columba (St. Columba or Saint Colum Cille)	Sarah Murray (Sarah Maze, Sarah Aust) Frances Walker
Settlements:	A' Chrois Balemartine Balephetrish Balephuil Balevullin Balinoe Barrapoll Baugh Brock Caolas Carnan Clachan Mor Cornaigbeg Cornaigmore Crossapoll Cu' Dheis Gott Green, The Greenhill House Heanish Heylipol Hough	Hynish Kenovay Kilkenneth Kilmoluaig Kirkapol Mannal Mealbhach Middleton Milton Miodar Moss Oban Orisgal Ruaig Salum Sandaig Scarinish Sorby Sraid Ruadh Vaul West Hynish

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