Finlaggan Islay

The Centre of the Lordship of the Isles

Heritage at Home: The Lords of the Isles

Heritage at Home: The Lords of the Isles

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The Finlaggan Trust welcomes participation in an online Virtual Tour of Finlaggan, the former Seat of the Lords of the Isles, which will take you back to Islay during the height of the Lordship’s power in the fifteenth century. The tour will be given by Dr. David Caldwell, President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and lead archaeologist of the site during the excavations in the 1980s–90s.

The tour will feature a digital reconstruction of the site, drone footage of Finlaggan and related locations around Islay, and photogrammetrical reconstructions of key artefacts, see below, discovered during the past excavations. Taking place on June 4 at 2pm with a repeat showing at 7.30pm, please check www.facebook.com/OpenVirtualWorlds and our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter feeds for information on accessing the tour and frequent updates on the project.

One of the artefacts that will be displayed in 3D: a piece of slate carved with an heraldic lion—possibly a trial piece by a local craftsman.
Islay High School Workshop at Finlaggan

Islay High School Workshop at Finlaggan

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The Finlaggan Trust is delighted to have recently welcomed pupils and staff from Islay High School for a two-day field visit and workshop led by the Lochgilphead-based artist and tutor, Lesley Burr. Working in the linocut medium all sought inspiration from the site and the many artefacts on display at the Visitor Centre. We hope to have some more detailed pictures of the individual artworks in the near future.

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Finlaggan in 2019

Finlaggan in 2019

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The Finlaggan Visitor Centre will open on Saturday 30 March. We look forward to seeing again those who have visited us before and welcoming new visitors to the site.

The season promises to be an exciting one for the Trust. In addition to a number of major repairs to the access road, the Visitor Centre and Eilean Mor, we will also be showcasing our virtual reality reconstruction of the site during its height in the fifteenth century.

Working in collaboration with the University of St. Andrews this exciting project will provide visitors with some sense of Finlaggan at the zenith of the Lordship’s power. We will also be exhibiting a number of photogrammetrical reconstructions of some of the artefacts found at the site and around the island, in addition to some drone footage from Islay and Jura.

A Finlaggan app will also be available in the coming year, bringing yet another dimension to the visitor experience and help bring Finlaggan to the attention of a wider public. Updates will follow. Watch this space.

The bridge of the Lords leading from Eilean na Comhairle to the Lords’ private quarters and the Great Hall