Kingdom of the Isles art found on Islay was found in 1838. , today an uninhabited peninsula to the south of the Cuillin hills on Skye, contains the small , which is connected to the sea by a short artificial canal. This loch was an important site for maritime activity for many centuries, spanning the Viking and later periods of Scottish clan rule. There is a stone-built quay and a system to maintain constant water levels. Boat timbers discovered there have been dated to the 12th century. Only three rune stones are known from the west coast of Scotland, on Christian memorials found on
Association for Scottish Literary Studies Research Book of the Year awards: "The Poems of William Dunbar", edited by Priscilla Bawcutt (1998); and Sorley MacLean's "Dàin do Eimhir", edited by Christopher Whyte (2002). In 2011, the ASLS's edition of Sorley MacLean's "An Cuilithionn/The Cuillin" was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year award. Also in 2011, along with VisitScotland and the University of Glasgow, the ASLS co-produced "Literary Scotland: A Traveller's Guide". In October 2011, this publication won the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Scotland Gold Award for Best Publication. Association for Scottish Literary Studies The Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) is