Bridgend, Islay

Bridgend (Scottish Gaelic: Beul an Àtha) is a village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay off the western coast of Scotland at the tip of Loch Indaal. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.[1]

Bridgend

The River Sorn at Bridgend
Bridgend
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR336624
Civil parish
  • Killarow and Kilmeny
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF ISLAY
Postcode districtPA44
Dialling code01496
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The island's two main roads, the A846 and A847, meet in the village just north of the bridge over the River Sorn that gives the village its name. The A846 passes through the village on its route between Port Askaig and Ardbeg.[2] The A847 begins in Bridgend and continues to Portnahaven.[3]

References
  1. "Details of Bridgend". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. "A846". Sabre. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. "A847". Sabre. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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