Scotland’s Stories
Welcome to Finlaggan in the Isle of Islay. For centuries, this was home to Clan MacDonald and the beating heart of the Lordship of the Isles.
There are two important islands in Loch Finlaggan, Eilean Mòr or big island where I'm standing, reached now by a wooden walkway and the smaller (inaccessible) Eilean na Comhairle or Council island where a mini parliament of west coast clans was held.
A court of 14 sat around a great stone table, listening to disputes while MacPhee of Colonsay kept records. They might have been part of Scotland, but the King of Scots was a long way away. The MacDonalds ruled here.
It would have been swarming with visitors from across Argyll and the islands, just like a royal court. Clan chiefs, churchmen and minor lairds. The air would no doubt be filled with the sound of bagpipes and mouths be filled with the taste of whisky.
This is one of those places with a feeling that defies description. The importance of this quiet place in the history of not just the MacDonalds, but all of Scotland is monumental and standing here, on a day like this, you can feel it.
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