Texa
Texa is a small island 700 metres directly south of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It reaches a height of 48 metres at its highest point, Ceann Garbh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Laphroaig distillery and Dunyvaig Castle.
Laphroaig distillery
Distillery
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Laphroaig distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland. It is situated on the south coast of the island, near Port Ellen, at the head of a small bay known as Loch Laphroaig.
Dunyvaig Castle
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Dunyvaig Castle is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald.
Lagavulin distillery
Distillery
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Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagavulin and Port Ellen.
Lagavulin
Village
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Lagavulin is a small village approximately 3 miles outside Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kildalton, and is situated on the A846 road. It is best known for being the home of Lagavulin single malt whisky.
Port Ellen
Village
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Port Ellen 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".
Ardbeg
Hamlet
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Ardbeg is a small settlement on southern coast of the island of Islay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is around 3 miles east of Port Ellen and 1 mile northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road.
Texa
- Type: Island
- Description: island south of Islay, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61716° or 55° 37′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.14301° or 6° 8′ 35″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C7MJV84+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 144465265OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2636070Wikidata ID
Q1786927
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Texa” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old chapel and Ceann Garbh.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Texa”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.