Loch Finlaggan

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Loch Finlaggan
Islands of Loch Finlaggan.jpg
Loch Finlaggan with the island of Eilean Mòr seen from the northeast
Geographical location Islay , Scotland.
Tributaries Finlaggan River
Drain Sorn → Loch Indaal (Bay) → North Atlantic
Islands Eilean Mòr
Eilean na Comhairle
Eilean Mhuireill
Location close to the shore Ballygrant
Data
Coordinates 55 ° 49 ′ 51 "  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 30"  W Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′ 51 "  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 30"  W
Loch Finlaggan (Scotland)
Loch Finlaggan
Altitude above sea level 50  m ASL
surface 64.4 ha
length 1 km

particularities

Island "Eilean Mòr" former seat of the Lord of the Isles and the MacDonald clan

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Loch Finlaggan is a freshwater lake on the Scottish island of Islay (Inner Hebrides). It stretches in the northeast of the island from southwest to northeast and is, next to Loch Gorm , the longest lake on Islay with a length of 1 km. It is located in the “Finlaggan Fault” between the mountains “Cnoc an Tighe” (170 m) in the west and “Robolls Hill” (130 m) in the east and shows the typically elongated shape created by glaciers in the Ice Age.

There are three islands in the lake, all of which have archaeological sites. The island "Eilean Mòr" (Big Island) was the seat of the Lord of the Isles and from the 12th to the 16th centuries the MacDonald clan . There are ruins of several buildings on the island, including a palace and a chapel. Council meetings may have been held on Eilean na Comhairle (Council Island). The man-made prehistoric island ( Crannóg ) "Eilean Mhuireill" ( location ), located about halfway on the east coast, may have served as a prison for some time. "Eilean Mòr" and "Eilean na Comhairle" and an area northwest of the lake are listed under the designation "Finlaggan, settlement, burial ground and assembly site" ( location ). To the northeast of the lake are prehistoric menhirs ( here and here ).

Remarks

  1. ↑ David H. Caldwell: Finlaggan report 1: introduction and background (PDF; 912 kB) , National Museums Scotland, 2010, pp. 10–11
    David H. Caldwell: Finlaggan report 2: archaeological survey of area around Loch Finlaggan (PDF; 3.4 MB) , National Museums Scotland, 2010
  2. ↑ Entry on Finlaggan Castle  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  3. ↑ Eilean Na Comhairle ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , finlaggan.com @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.finlaggan.com
  4. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ↑ Entry on Eilean Mhuireill  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  6. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  7. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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