Finlaggan
Finlaggan is a historic site on Eilean Mòr in Loch Finlaggan, on the island of Islay, around 4 km west of the ferry terminal at Port Askaig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: archaeological site in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Finlaggan Castle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmeny Parish Church and Dun Guaidhre.
Dun Guaidhre
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan. Dun Guaidhre is situated 1½ miles south of Finlaggan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygrant and Keills.
Ballygrant
Village
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Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Finlaggan.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 3 miles northeast of Finlaggan.
Finlaggan
- Categories: castle, archaeological site, former settlement, and body of water
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Finlaggan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Finlaggan”
- Cebuano: “Loch Finlaggan”
- Dutch: “Finlaggan”
- German: “Finlaggan Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת פינלגן”
- Irish: “Port an Eilein”
- Japanese: “ロッホ・フィンラガン”
- Spanish: “Finlaggan”
- Swedish: “Loch Finlaggan”
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