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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Port Charlotte like this:
Port-Charlotte, a village in Kilchoman parish, Islay island, Argyllshire, on the W coast of Loch Indal, opposite Laggan Point, 7½ miles SW of Bridgend, and 16 SW of Port-Askaig. It has a post office under Greenock, an inn, a distillery, and a public school. Pop. (1861) 562, (1871) 484, (1881) 502.
Port Charlotte is now part of ARGYLL AND BUTE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ARGYLL AND BUTE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Port Charlotte itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Port Charlotte, in Argyll and Bute and Argyll | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22255
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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