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also believed that "there appear to be good grounds for accepting the view that Isleborgh is an early name" for Cairn na Burgh Beag. There are however other possible locations for this castle.
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Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" (as they are nicknamed) at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides. (The other is
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Both of these grassy islands are remnants of ancient lava flows, and both have a distinctive profile: They area flat-topped and trimmed with cliffs.
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Scottish Gaelic
Old Norse
Cairn na Burgh Beag is located in Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference
NM308449
Coordinates
56°31′N 6°23′W / 56.52°N 6.38°W / 56.52; -6.38
Treshnish Isles
Council area
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
United Kingdom
Demographics
Treshnish Isles
Inner Hebrides
Scotland

Mull
Cairn na Burgh Mòr
Fladda
Lunga
Bac Mòr
Bac Beag
Cairn na Burgh Mòr
Cairnburgh Castle
Mull
Iselborgh
David II
John of Islay, Lord of the Isles

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