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ISLAY.COM - Holidays
Finlaggan
The Centre of "The Lordship Of The Isles"
No visit to Islay would be complete without coming to this important and interesting site. Loch Finlaggan lies a few miles to the south-west of Port Askaig. In the loch are three Islands, two of which lie close to its north shore. These are Eilean Mor and Eilean na Comhairle - the large island and the council isle - and they contain the remains of buildings, many of which date from Medieval times, when this place was the centre of the realm of the Lords of the Isles. These MacDonald lords were descended from Somerled, a 12th century prince, and took their name from his grandson Donald. They ruled the islands and parts of the west coast of Scotland from Kintyre to Lewis, virtually independent of the control of the Scottish Crown.
An interpretive centre in a cottage near the site is open from Easter until the end of October, and will be opened on request out of the season. The Centre is run by a voluntary organisation, the Finlaggan Trust, which has worked in conjunction with Historic Scotland to preserve the ruins on the site and to provide information about Finlaggan both at the Centre and on Eilean Mor.
For information on
opening times at the Centre contact the Tourist
Information Centre at Bowmore (Tel. 01496 810254) or
write to the Finlaggan Trust, The Cottage, Ballygrant,
Isle of Islay, Argyll PA45 7QL
email LynMags@aol.com
Agent for ISLAY.COM
Linda McArthur
26 Stanalane
Bowmore, Isle of Islay
Argyll PA43 7LA
Fax & Phone: ++44 (0)1496 810629
Email: lindaislay-26@tiscali.co.uk