Lagavulin ( gd, Lag a' Mhuilinn, "hollow of the mill") is a small village approximately outside
Port Ellen
Port Ellen ( gd, Port Ìlein) is a small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, ''Leòdamas'', is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's H ...
on the Isle of
Islay
Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's capital i ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
. The village is within the parish of Kildalton, and is situated on the
A846 road
The A846 road is one of the two principal roads of Islay in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland and the only 'A' road on the neighbouring island of Jura.
A ferry connects the two islands across the Sound of Islay.
It c ...
.
It is best known for being the home of
Lagavulin single malt whisky.
References
External links
Canmore - Islay, Lagavulin, Standing Stone site recordCanmore - Islay, Lagavulin, An Dunan site recordCanmore - Islay, Lagavulin, Barr An T-Seann Duine site recordCanmore - Islay, Achnancarranan site record
Villages in Islay
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