Ardtalla
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Ardtalla Scottish Gaelic Áird Talla |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 43 ′ 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 | ||
Ardtalla ( Gaelic : Áird Talla ) is a small settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located approximately 14 km northeast of the Port Ellen ferry terminal and 17 km southeast of the island's capital Bowmore . Claggain Bay is a few hundred meters south . The place name is made up of the Gaelic words Áird for rock and Talla for place .
Ardtalla today consists only of a listed homestead called Ardtalla Farm . In 1841 there were still 58 people in Ardtalla, who were divided into ten families. Ardtalla can be reached by car. This is where the single-lane road ends, which leads from Port Ellen along the south coast via Lagavulin and Ardbeg and thus represents a continuation of the A846 . There is a standing stone in Ardtalla . This is 1.4 m high with a base area of 33 × 48 cm. A second nearby stone is described as insignificant.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Iain Mac an Tàilleir, Placenames, 2003, Scottish Parliament (PDF; 908 kB)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Census of Scotland 1841
- ↑ Entry on Ardtalla in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
