Category:Artifacts from Finlaggan
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These artifacts from Finlaggan were uncovered during excavation at Eilean Mòr in Loch Finlaggan. It was formerly the capital of the Kingdom of the Isles, a mediaeval state, the first of the Scots in Britain, ruled by Gaelic-speaking clans. They took it militarily from the Scandinavian previous owners. The graves are those of warriors and their kin. The island remains only partially excavated. The artifacts are housed is a museum in the Visitor Center.
Media in category "Artifacts from Finlaggan"
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Finlaggan - Finlaggan Cross 20120413.jpg 800 × 741; 190 KB
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Finlaggan - Kilfinlaggan Chapel 20120411 grave slab.jpg 459 × 800; 225 KB
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Graveslab of Donald MacGill'easbuig, National Museum of Scotland.jpg 1,790 × 2,532; 980 KB
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Norse-Gael Warrior.PNG 401 × 1,192; 989 KB
