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Finlaggan
Ballygrant, Scotland
The island base of the medieval Lords of the Isles, on a small loch near Port Askaig.
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
Finlaggan was the seat of the Lords of the Isles, who ruled much of the Hebrides. A walkway leads out to Eilean Mòr, where you can see ruined buildings and carved grave slabs. A small visitor centre run by a local trust adds the history, so check its hours before you go.
Good to know
- Check visitor centre hours
- Take a waterproof, the site is exposed
- Best time
- Dry day
- Open
- Seasonal, check hours
- Getting there
- Signed road from the A846, car park on site
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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