Ardbeg, Islay
| Ardbeg Gaelic: An Àird Bheag | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Ardbeg and the distillery | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NR415464 |
| Location: | 55°38’10"N, 6°7’37"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Isle Of Islay |
| Postcode: | PA42 |
| Dialling code: | 01496 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Ardbeg is a small village on southern coast of the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, and within Argyllshire. It is found about three miles east of Port Ellen and one mile north-east of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road.
Ardbeg is the site of the Ardbeg distillery which was established in 1815 and produces malt whisky. The village grew up around the distillery[1] and by 1900 was home to over 40 distillery workers[2][3] and had a village school with over 100 pupils.
By the end of the 1920s the decline in the village was "noticeable".[4]
The name Ardbeg is an anglicisation of the Gaelic An Àird Bheag, meaning The Small Promontory.[5]
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References
- ↑ Wilson, N.: Ardbeg in 'The Island Whisky Trail' pp.32-43 (Colour Books Ltd, 2003)
- ↑ Wilson.N op. cit. p.34
- ↑ History: Ardbeg project
- ↑ Wilson.N op. cit. p.38
- ↑ "Ardbeg" (in en-GB). https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/ardbeg/.