Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Ardbeg |
Static Image Name: | Ardbeg across bay - Canthusus.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Ardbeg and the distillery |
Coordinates: | 55.636°N -6.127°W |
Os Grid Reference: | NR415464 |
Civil Parish: | Kildalton and Oa |
Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Constituency Westminster: | Argyll and Bute |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Argyll and Bute |
Post Town: | ISLE OF ISLAY |
Postcode District: | PA42 |
Postcode Area: | PA |
Dial Code: | 01496 |
Hide Services: | Yes |
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 30NaN0 east of Port Ellen and 1round=0.5NaNround=0.5 northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road.
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. 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]