A847 road
Road in Scotland
![The A847 in a frosty morning by the sea.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/The_A847_at_Uiskentuie_-_geograph.org.uk_-_699361.jpg/220px-The_A847_at_Uiskentuie_-_geograph.org.uk_-_699361.jpg)
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Route information | |
Length | 14.7 mi[1] (23.7 km) |
55°46′55″N 6°14′56″W / 55.7819°N 6.249°W / 55.7819; -6.249 | |
Major intersections | A846 |
South end | Portnahaven 55°40′51″N 6°30′23″W / 55.6808°N 6.5063°W / 55.6808; -6.5063 |
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
North to South
- Bridgend
- Blackrock
- Bruichladdich
- Port Charlotte
- Nerabus (Nereabolls)
- Easter Ellister
- Portnahaven
References
55°44′48″N 6°22′25″W / 55.74677°N 6.37357°W / 55.74677; -6.37357
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