Lagavulin
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| Lagavulin Gaelic: Lag a' Mhuilinn | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 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
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lagavulin) |
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Islay, Lagavulin, Standing Stone site record
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of An Dunan site record
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Barr An T-Seann Duine site record
- CANMORE (RCAHMS) record of Achnancarranan site record
References
- ↑ "Details of Lagavulin". Scottish Places. http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails3916.html. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Lagavulin" (in en-GB). https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/lagavulin/.