Lagavulin Bay
| Lagavulin Bay | ||
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 View over Lagavulin Bay |
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| Waters | North channel | |
| Land mass | Islay | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 38 '2 " N , 6 ° 7' 36" W | |
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| width | approx. 450 m | |
| depth | approx. 200 m | |
The Lagavulin Bay is a small bay on the south coast of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located about four kilometers east of the Port Ellen ferry terminal .
At the entrance, the bay, which cuts about 200 m into the country, is 300 m wide and then widens to a maximum of 450 m. The small scattered settlement of Lagavulin is located at its head . In the eastern part of the bay today for spirits group is Diageo owned whiskey distillery Lagavulin . On a ledge at the east entrance of the bay are the ruins of Dunyvaig Castle , the former ancestral seat of the MacDonald clan and seat of the Lords of the Isles .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Lagavulin Bay in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry on Dunyvaig Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)