This interactive web map visualises places in Islay to help historical researchers understand their distribution and location. It also contains qualititative information including associated images and textual descriptions.
Information about family history and where people lived is also included.
Placing the mouse pointer on the map will cause blue polygons to appear which illustrate the extent of a cluster of places. Zooming further into the map will cause these clusters to progressively split apart and individual places to be revealed.
Clicking on the individual symbols representing these places will display detailed information.
The tabs on the right are used to extend the functionality of the map.
The data used to create this web map were acquired with the kind permission of Roger McWee from his Islay Cultural Database. Reconstruction of historical farm divisions are the work of Alan Macniven
The icons used were made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com and is licensed by CC 3.0 BY
Map sources
Map | Source |
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Historical maps | National Library of Scotland (NLS) |
Geological Maps | British Geological Survey (BGS) |
Land Capability Maps | James Hutton Institute |
Special thanks to Bruce Gittings and Dr Alan Macniven of the University of Edinburgh
This system was developed by Eniola Babatunde, 2018
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Find people who once lived in Islay and the places associated with them
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BAXTER ARCHIBALD
BLAIR ROBERT
BLAIR MARGARET
BLAIR WILLIAM
BLAIR DUNCAN
BOWIE JAMES
BOWIE ISABELLA
BRYCE ANDREW
CAIRNS ELIZABETH
CAIRNS JOSEPH
CAIRNS JOHN
CROSS HELEN
CROSS MARTHA
CROSS ROBERT
CROSS ROBERT
CROSS THOMAS
CROSS JOHN
CROSS WILLIAM
CROSS MARGARET
CROSS JOHN
CURRIE CHRISTIAN
CURRIE JOHN
DEANS THOMAS
EADIE WALTER
FRASER JOHN
GALBRAITH MARY
GLEN WILLIAM
GLEN JANET
GRAY CATHERINE
GRAY DUNCAN
GRAY ARCHIBALD
GRAY MARY
GRAY JOHN
GRAY DUNCAN
MCGOVERN PETER
MCGUYRE ANNE
MCGUYRE FINLAY
MCGUYRE CATHERINE
MCLEAN ANNE
MCLEAN HECTOR
MCNIVEN ELIZABETH HAMILTON