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To: SunkenCiv

I was on skye a couple of weeks ago, lovely countryside and had fabulous weather. There is a clearly visible broch close to an a-road, and a map suggest there are numerous other broch remnants scattered about the island. I would be there are crop marks all over the island if you can get aerial footage. There were some other remnants I wanted to go see in the south of the isle but time didnt work out.

Perhaps more interestingly for the amateur historian, there is a good argument that the fairy flag in Dunvegan castle is Landwaster, Harald III (hardraada)’s banner he brought back from Constantinople - he died at stamford bridge, and if this is it it would have been brought to Man by a known pre-macleod survivor of the battle who fought with the norweigans. It can be seen (but not photographed) in the castle.

I guess this was near portree or broadford? the excerpt doesn’t say.


4 posted on 08/14/2011 3:24:42 PM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: WoofDog123

Wow, sounds great!

It has also been claimed that it was flown during the Crusades.

http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/dunvegan.html


5 posted on 08/14/2011 6:22:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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