Lagavulin Bay
Lagavulin Bay is a bay on the south of Islay, Scotland. Directly in this bay lies the Lagavulin distillery. The name Lagavulin is an anglicisation of Lag a' Mhuilinn, Scottish Gaelic for hollow of the mill.Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bàgh Lag a‘ Mhuilin” and “Bàgh Lag a‘ Mhuilinn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Texa and Dunyvaig Castle.
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.
Laphroaig distillery
Distillery
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Ellen and Lagavulin.
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".
Lagavulin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lagavulin Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.6333° or 55° 38′ northLongitude
-6.1268° or 6° 7′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C7MJVMF+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 1507688705OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayWikidata ID
Q1664310
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Lagavulin Bay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lagavulin Bay”
- Galician: “baía de Lagavulin”
- German: “Lagavulin Bay”
- Irish: “Bàgh Lag a‘ Mhuilinn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bàgh Lag a‘ Mhuilinn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Lagavulin Bay”
- Slovenian: “Lagavulin Bay”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgeir Liath and Lagavulin distillery.
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