Ruins of Kilchatton Church Isle of Luing

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In the early part of the Christian era Luing would have formed part of the Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada. From the 9th to 13th centuries almost all of the Hebrides came under the control of Norse settlers and formed part of the Kingdom of the Isles. However, when Edgar of Scotland signed a treaty with Magnus Barefoot in 1098, formally acknowledged the existing situation by giving up Scottish claims to the Hebrides and Kintyre, Luing and Lismore were retained by the Scots. West Highland Galleys etched into the stone as ancient form of grafiti

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Location: Isle Luing
Photo credit: © Richard P Clayton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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