Laphroaig
Laphroaig is a locality in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Laphroaig is situated nearby to the village Lagavulin, as well as near Port Ellen.Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement on islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Laphraoig” and “Laphroaig, Islay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laphroaig distillery and Texa.
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.
Texa
Island
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Dunyvaig Castle
Photo: Alasdair MacNeill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Ardbeg is situated 1½ miles northeast of Laphroaig.
Laphroaig
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.63105° or 55° 37′ 52″ northLongitude
-6.15171° or 6° 9′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7MJRJX+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 13545151932OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q1805755
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Laphroaig” goes by many names.
- German: “Laphroaig (Schottland)”
- German: “Laphroaig”
- Irish: “Laphraoig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Laphraoig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Laphroaig”
- “Laphraoig”
- “Laphroaig”
- “Laphroaig - Laphraoig”
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