Ardmore
Ardmore is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Ardmore is situated nearby to the locality Kildalton, as well as near the hamlet Kintour.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet on Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “An Àird Mhòr” and “Ardmore, Islay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kildalton Cross and Eilean a‘ Chùirn Lighthouse.
Kildalton Cross
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Daltain, "Church of the Foster Son" on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Loch Càrn a’ Mhaoil
Lake
Photo: Becky Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Càrn a’ Mhaoil is a lake, which is situated 2 miles west of Ardmore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtalla and Ardbeg.
Ardtalla
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardtalla is a place name and estate in the southeast coastal area of Islay, Scotland. The name derives from Gaelic Àird, a "point", and talla, a now obsolete word for rock, not "high grave" as suggested by some. Ardtalla is situated 2½ miles north of Ardmore.
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 4 miles southwest of Ardmore.
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. Lagavulin is situated 5 miles southwest of Ardmore.
Ardmore
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.68212° or 55° 40′ 56″ northLongitude
-6.03189° or 6° 1′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C7MMXJ9+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6178498217OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q639616
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Ardmore” goes by many names.
- German: “Ardmore (Islay)”
- German: “Ardmore”
- Irish: “An Àird Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Àird Mhòr Ìle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Àird Mhòr, Ìle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Àird Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ardmore”
- “An Àird Mhòr”
- “Ardmore”
- “Ardmore - An Àird Mhòr”
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Localities in the Area
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