Lagavulin

From Wikishire
Jump to: navigation, search
Lagavulin
Gaelic: Lag a' Mhuilinn
Argyllshire
Lagavulin - entrance.JPG
The entrance to the Lagavulin distillery
Location
Island: Islay
Grid reference: NR404457
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

Lagavulin is a small village on the Isle of Islay in the Inner Hebrides and belonging to Argyllshire. It is found about three miles outside Port Ellen, and within the parish of Kildalton,[1] on the A846 road.

The village is best known for being the home of Lagavulin single malt whisky.

The name of the place is from the Gaelic Lag a' Mhuilinn meaning "hollow of the mill".[2]

Outside links

Commons-logo.svg
("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Lagavulin)

References