Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte is a village on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. It was founded in 1828. In 1991 it had a population of 350. On 24 September 1828 the foundation stone of the pier was laid at a fete attended by 4,000 of Walter Frederick Campbell's tenants.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 350 residents
- Description: village on the island of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Port Charlotte, Islay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Islay Life and Village Hall, Port Charlotte.
Village Hall, Port Charlotte
Apartment
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Village Hall, Port Charlotte is an apartment.
Clark Cottage
Building
Clark Cottage is a residential building in the Scottish village of Port Charlotte on the island of Islay. The building is on the eastern side of Main Street in the south-eastern part of the town.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruichladdich and Nerabus.
Bruichladdich
Village
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bruichladdich is a village, which is situated 2 miles north of Port Charlotte.
Nerabus
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nerabus is a hamlet in the west of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The vicinity is noted for its scenic qualities and diverse birdlife. Nerabus lies along the A847 road on the route from Port Charlotte to Portnahaven. Nerabus is situated 2½ miles southwest of Port Charlotte.
Bowmore
Town
Photo: Fakirbakir, Public domain.
Bowmore is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is situated 3½ miles east of Port Charlotte.
Port Charlotte
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.73959° or 55° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
-6.37792° or 6° 22′ 41″ westPopulation
350Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C7MPJQC+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 277900900OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2640072Wikidata ID
Q51915
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Port Charlotte” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Port Charlotte”
- Breton: “Port Sgioba”
- Cebuano: “Port Charlotte, Scotland”
- Dutch: “Port Charlotte”
- French: “Port Charlotte”
- German: “Port Charlotte”
- Irish: “Port Sgioba”
- Italian: “Port Charlotte”
- Japanese: “ポート・シャーロット”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Charlotte”
- Polish: “Port Charlotte (Szkocja)”
- Polish: “Port Charlotte”
- Spanish: “Port Charlotte”
- Swedish: “Port Charlotte, Skottland”
- Vietnamese: “Port Charlotte”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Islay Natural History Trust Port Charlotte and Port Charlotte Community Fire Station.
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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 “Port Charlotte”. Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.