What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Finlaggan as Inscribed Stone(s) (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the stones at Finlaggan are associated with the historical and archaeological remains of the Lordship of the Isles. They may have had ceremonial or symbolic significance, possibly linked to local power or clan heritage.
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Places near here
Finlaggan and 1494Visitor information · 74 yd
Great HallRuins · 87 yd
Islay, Loch FinlagganMidden (period Unassigned) · 88 yd
The Council IslandVisitor information · 90 yd
Eilean MòrIslet · 125 yd
Islay, Loch Finlaggan, Eilean Na ComhairleBuilding(s) (medieval), Hall House (medieval)(possible), Midden (period Unassigned), Polished Axehead (stone)(period Unknown), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 128 yd
Eilean na ComhairleIslet · 129 yd
Islay, Loch Finlaggan, Eilean Mor, ChapelBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Cross (medieval), Cross Base (medieval), Grave Slab(s) (medieval) · 143 yd
Finlaggan Raised Walkway MemorialMemorial · 249 yd
Cnoc AbhailMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Beinn na HeraibhMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Caol Ila DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Becky Williamson · CC BY-SA 2.0