Finlaggan with the footbridge, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a loch with two small islands, a footbridge leading to the larger oneA view of Finlaggan from near the visitors centre, on the right the footbridge leading over to Eilean Mòr. Behind the ruins the darker mound is Eilean na Comhairle, the council island.

 

Council island at Finlaggan, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over to a small island in a loch, the remains of a causeway just visibleA view from Eilean Mòr over to Eilean na Comhairle, the council island at Finlaggan. The Lords of the Isles used to reside and govern at Finlaggan.

 

Donald MacGill-uisbeag’s graveslab at Finlaggan, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an ancient carved graveslab, showing a Highland warrior and a shipThe graveslab of Donald MacGill-uisbeag ((MacIllaspy) in his Highland armour in the chapel on Eilean Mòr at Finlaggan. At his feet a birlinn, a widely used ship at the time (mid 1500s).