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Port Ellen, seaport vil., Kildalton par., Islay island, Argyllshire, 12 miles SE. of Bowmore, pop. 989; P.O., T.O.; has a commodious quay, and carries on a considerable amount of fishing; it has also a large distillery. On Carraig Fadda Point, at W. entrance of harbour, is a lighthouse 60 ft. high, with fixed light (Port Ellen) 45 ft. above high water and seen 12 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport village" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Kildalton Parish Argyll County |
| Place: | Port Ellen |
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