Everything about Port Ellen totally explained
Port Ellen is a small
town in
Argyll,
Scotland. It is the second largest town on the island of
Islay, after
Bowmore.
Port Ellen provides the main
ferry connection between Islay and the mainland, at
Kennacraig. It is the home of the
Port Ellen Distillery, which ceased production of
Scotch whisky in
1983, although a large
malting is still in operation.
In Gaelic the place name would be
Port Ìlein. It is named after the wife of Frederick Campbell of Islay.
The old name is
Leòdamas, derived from old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour".
The former secretary general of
NATO,
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen was born here on
12 April,
1946.
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