Ballygrant

Ballygrant (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Ghràna) is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.[1]

Ballygrant

Houses at the north side of Ballygrant
Ballygrant
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR395662
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF ISLAY
Postcode districtPA45
Dialling code01496
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Ballygrant (Baile a' Ghràna) is the longest established village on Islay, pre-dating the clearance and distillery villages on the coast, and nearby place names suggest connections to Viking times.

Ballygrant means 'the town of the grain'[2] and the water-powered mill, now demolished, was turning oats into meal until the early 20th century. Later the water wheel powered a sawmill until electricity took over in the late 1960s.The oldest part of the village, where Craigard House stands, is at the junction of the A846 road, connecting Port Askaig and Port Ellen, and the Glen road.

References
  1. "Details of Ballygrant". Scottish Places. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. "Ballygrant Feature Page". Isle Of Islay. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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