Ardbeg (Scottish Gaelic: An Àird Bheag) 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 (5 kilometres) east of Port Ellen and 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road.
| Ardbeg | |
|---|---|
 Ardbeg and the distillery | |
  Ardbeg Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR415464 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY |
| Postcode district | PA42 |
| Dialling code | 01496 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Ardbeg is the site of the Ardbeg distillery which was established in 1815 and produces malt whisky. The village grew up around the distillery[1] and by 1900 was home to over 40 distillery workers[2][3] and had a village school with over 100 pupils.[2] By the end of the 1920s the decline in the village was "noticeable".[4]
The name Ardbeg is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic An Àird Bheag, meaning The Small Promontory.[5]
References
edit- ^ Wilson.N (2003) Ardbeg in The Island Whisky Trail pp.32-43, Colour Books Ltd. (available online), retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ a b Wilson.N op. cit. p.34
- ^ History, Ardbeg project. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ Wilson.N op. cit. p.38
- ^ "Ardbeg". www.ainmean-aite.scot. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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