Towns & cities · Scottish Highlands
Port Ellen
Also known as: Port Ilein, Port Ìlein
Port Ellen — small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Port Ellen is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 810 people. Address: PA42. Wikidata describes it as: "small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland". Coordinates: 55.6294°, -6.1881°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Port Ellen (Scottish Gaelic: Port Ilein) 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 Harbour". Port Ellen is built around Loch Leòdamais, Islay's main deep water harbour. It is the largest town on Islay, only slightly larger than Bowmore and provides the main ferry connection between Islay and the mainland, at Kennacraig. The Port Ellen Distillery was first established in the 1820s and ceased production of Scotch whisky in 1983, until reopening in 2024. The large malting continues to produce for the majority of the distilleries on Islay.
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Background
History
The area around Port Ellen has a variety of archaeological sites covering the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age periods. There are standing stones at Kilbride, a fort at Borraichill Mor, several chambered cairns, and a chapel at Cill Tobar Lasrach. The current town was planned by Walter Frederick Campbell and founded in 1821 originally intended to support the herring industry. It was originally called Port Ellinor in honour of his wife, Lady Eleanor Charteris (d. 1832), daughter of Francis Douglas, 8th Earl of Wemyss.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6294, -6.1881
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA42
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Population
- 810
Sources
- wikidata: Q1019330 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Port Ellen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Port Ellen, Islay.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Port Ellen?
- Port Ellen is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA42).
- Is Port Ellen free to visit?
- Yes, Port Ellen is free to enter.
- How do I get to Port Ellen?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA42. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.