Port Ellen (Scotland)
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Port Ellen Scottish Gaelic Port Ìlein |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 38 ′ N , 6 ° 11 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 846 2011 census | ||
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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 | ||
Port Ellen ( Scottish Gaelic : Port Ilein or Port Ìlein (originally Leòdamas)) is the largest town on Islay . It belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute or the traditional Scottish county Argyll and has 810 inhabitants (as of 2016). Port Ellen was founded in 1821 by Walter Frederick Campbell, who named the place after his wife's first name. The settlement surrounds Loch Leòdamais Bay , a natural harbor. Campbell was also responsible for building the Port Ellen Lighthouse , which marks the entrance to the harbor on the opposite side of the bay on the Oa Peninsula south of Kilnaughton Bay . Several historical settlements have sprung up in the city of Port Ellen. This includes the settlement of Tighcargman , which was located in the north.
In Port Ellen there is a ferry terminal , which is mainly used by the Caledonian MacBrayne company and connects Islay with the Scottish mainland on the Kintyre peninsula . Besides Port Askaig , it is the only port on the island that is regularly served. Between 1885 and 1983, the Port Ellen whiskey distillery north of the city produced intermittently in the city. There is still a large malt house there today .
Former British Defense Secretary George Robertson was born in Port Ellen on April 12, 1946 .
The menhir of Port Ellen stands east of Port Ellen.
Web links
- www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk (Engl.)