Island 9 - Eilean Mor, Finlaggan, Seat of Lord of the Isles

The Finlaggan team

Delighted to discover from the lovely owner of Persabus Pottery and Café that Finlaggan, the seat of The Lord of The Isles, is actually two islands. One is accessible by a wooden causeway but the other was only possible to reach by a set of underwater stones carefully placed there many centuries ago.

The MacDonald lords commanded from this power base for ages. It's a real gem of a place and should be on  'don't miss' list for any visitor to Islay.  Its quite a long way from the road so we were glad of our bikes. 

We biked and photographed ourselves on Eilean Mor, which has lots of ruins and useful information boards.  Thrilled to tick off another island and one so atmospheric.