Ballygrant
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Ballygrant Scottish Gaelic Baile a 'Ghràna |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 49 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA45 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Bally Grant ( gaelic : Baile a 'Ghràna ) is a location in the North East of the Scottish Hebriden -Insel Islay . Administratively it belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute . Ballygrant is on the A846 , the island's main road, which connects the two port towns of Port Askaig and Port Ellen . A few hundred meters to the east is Loch Ballygrant and about 1.5 km to the north are the banks of the historically important Loch Finlaggan .
history
In the past, Ballygrant was the location of a nationally important whiskey distillery called Lossit (sometimes also known as Ballygrant ). This was founded in 1821, but closed again in 1860. The warehouses were then used by the nearby Caol Ila distillery for a few years .
Lossit Farm
Loch Ballygrant
Main street through Ballygrant
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ Einträg in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on the Lossit distillery
- ↑ Information about the Lossit distillery at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
