Portnahaven Telephone Exchange

Portnahaven Telephone Exchange is a building in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland which is located on Crown Street. Portnahaven Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to Portnahaven Post Office, as well as near Portnahaven Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portnahaven Church and Oversay.

Portnahaven Church

Church

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Portnahaven Church is situated 620 feet north of Portnahaven Telephone Exchange.

Oversay

Island

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Orsay is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It lies a short distance off the west coast of the island of Islay and shelters the harbour of the village of Portnahaven. The Rinns of Islay lighthouse was built on Orsay in 1825 by Robert Stevenson.

Orsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Rinns of Islay Lighthouse is situated on the island of Orsay. The structural engineer for the lighthouse was Robert Stevenson and it came into use in 1825. Orsay Lighthouse is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Portnahaven Telephone Exchange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portnahaven and Port Wemyss.

Portnahaven

Village

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Portnahaven is a village on Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilchoman. It was founded by Walter Campbell of Shawfield after he purchased the Sunderland estate in 1788 and it was further developed in the 1820s by his son Captain Walter Campbell of Foreland and Sunderland.