ISLAY, Scotland
Islay is a beautiful island on the western coast of Scotland. The
island is home to some of Scotland’s best whiskeys and closely linked to
Scotland’s ancient beginnings.
Check
Out the Black Bottle Islay Jazz Festival Site!
“Islay is the southernmost of the Inner Hebrides off the west
coast of Scotland. The island has a current population of around 3,500 persons
and stretches about 21 miles north to south and a somewhat similar distance
east to west. The two main population centres are Port Ellen and Bowmore, the
latter on a similar latitude to Glasgow but considerably further west.
Traveling is by way of a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry from Kennacraig in West
Loch Tarbert to either Port Ellen or Port Askaig, taking approximately two
hours, or by a 35 minute flight from Glasgow Airport. Probably the main
attraction to visiting or holidaying on Islay apart from the stunning weather
(?) and scenery, is the presence of seven malt whisky
distilleries, six of which are still in production. Loch Gruinart, pretty much
in the centre of the island, is the home of a large RSPB Reserve. With Islay
having been the ancient seat of the Lords of the Isles, there are many sites of
historic interest around the island including Finlaggan towards the north and Dunyvaig Castle in the south, near Lagavulin
Distillery.” The Ileach
Check out other photos from our
recent trip to Islay and Scotland
General Islay Web Resources:
Islay.co.uk
- General resources website.
Connect Islay-Jura
Website – One of the most helpful Islay resources on the web, very
well done.
Islay.com
– Yet another, general resources website.
Internet Guide To Scotland-Islay
–You guessed it I found another one.
Current Weather on Islay – Provided by Yahoo Weather.
The Ileach
- Islay’s Newspaper.
Various Islay Photographs
– Don’t know this person but very nice photos.
Islay-Jura
Marketing Group – Things to spend money on while visiting Islay
Caledonian
MacBrayne- The only way you and your car can enjoy Islay.
Roy’s Celtic House
– Online shopping from Bowmore.
Islay Genealogy Resources:
Islay Surname
Research List – Provided by S Gilchrist
Finlaggan Trust
– Website devoted to preservation of the MacDonald’s seat on Islay.
Clan MacDonald
Website – This site is having some HTML problems, but still a good resource.
Also includes a Scottish MacDonald’s Map,
and I thought the Scots hated fast-food?
Currie Family Site
– Information on the Clan Currie from Islay.
Islay Whisky Resources:
Scotch Whisky Association-Islay
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