_1227 'Aos Dàna' - Gaelic bards and Nordic rigs "Four hundred years ago, Highland galleys or birlinn were destroyed under the provisions of the 1609 Statutes of Iona. All that is left are the evocative lines of gaelic bards, place names and carved stones. However, boats designed to sail in Hebridean waters ten centuries ago continue to be built in Nordic countries. Gavin Parsons, scholar and crofter, tells the exciting story of tracing the birlinn.\n\nEntry by donation. No booking and limited capacity." Talks and Literature "Four hundred years ago, Highland galleys or birlinn were destroyed under the provisions of the 1609 Statutes of Iona. All that is left are the evocative lines of gaelic bards, place names and carved stones. However, boats designed to sail in Hebridean waters ten centuries ago continue to be built in Nordic countries. Gavin Parsons, scholar and crofter, tells the exciting story of tracing the birlinn.\n\nEntry by donation. No booking and limited capacity." 57.116636636248224 -5.988577293670687