Ardmore (Islay)
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Ardmore Scottish Gaelic An Aird Mhòr |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 41 ′ N , 6 ° 2 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA46 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Ardmore ( Gaelic : An Aird Mhòr ) is a small settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located about twelve kilometers northeast of the Port Ellen ferry terminal and 600 m west of Cape Ardmore Point on the southeast coast of the island. Ardmore can be reached via a branch off the road that runs along the south coast from Port Ellen via Lagavulin to Ardtalla .
history
Ardmore itself consists of only a few houses. In 1841 only a family of seven named Campbell lived there . Ten years later the population had grown to 19 people. It is possible that the neighboring and now abandoned Ardmeinach was added to the village during this count .
In Ardmore, the remains of a historic round hut were uncovered. A few hundred meters southeast of Ardmore is a dun .
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Gaelic terms
- ↑ Scotland Census 1841.
- ↑ Scotland Census 1851.
- ↑ Entry on Ardmore in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on An Dun in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)