Dunyvaig Castle

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lagavulin distillery and Ardbeg distillery.

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. Lagavulin distillery is situated 970 feet northwest of Dunyvaig Castle.

Ardbeg distillery

Distillery

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Ardbeg distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. Ardbeg distillery is situated 4,000 feet northeast of 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. Laphroaig distillery is situated 1¼ miles west of Dunyvaig Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lagavulin and Ardbeg.

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.

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.