A847 road
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A847 | |
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Route information | |
Length | 14.7 mi[1] (23.7 km) |
Major junctions | |
North end | Bridgend 55°46′55″N 6°14′56″W / 55.7819°N 6.249°W |
A846 | |
South end | Portnahaven 55°40′51″N 6°30′23″W / 55.6808°N 6.5063°W |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | Scotland |
Road network | |
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The A847 road is one of the two principal roads of Islay in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
It connects Bridgend, at a junction with the A846 road, with Portnahaven at the southern end of the Rinns of Islay peninsula. It is some 14+1⁄2 miles (23 km) long.
The road was completed in 1806 following the route surveyed by John Langlands of Campbeltown.[2]
Settlements on or near the A847
[edit]North to South
References
[edit]- ^ "Driving directions to High St/A847". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Walker, Frank Arneil (2005). The Buildings of Scotland. Argyll and Bute. Yale University Press. p. 551. ISBN 9780300096705.