The A846 road is one of the two principal roads of
Islay
Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll and Bute just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's cap ...
in the
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides ( ; ) is an archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which experience a mild oceanic climate. The Inner Hebrides compri ...
off the west coast of mainland
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
and the only 'A' road on the neighbouring island of
Jura.
A ferry connects the two islands across the
Sound of Islay
The Sound of Islay () is a narrow strait between the islands of Islay and Jura off the west coast of Scotland. It is about in extent from north to south and lies between Rubh' a' Mhàil on Islay and Rubh' Aird na Sgitheich on Jura to the nort ...
.
It connects
Lussagiven on Jura with
Ardbeg on Islay (via a ferry crossing) which is a distance of some by road – considerably less by boat. The road goes further north than Lussagiven but as a minor road through
Ardlussa and
Lealt and then as a track to
Kinuachdrachd. The road also goes further than Ardbeg, going through
Kintour and as a track to
Ardtalla.
Settlements on or near the A846
''North to South''
*Lussagiven
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Lagg
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Leargybreck
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Craighouse
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Cabrach
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Feolin Ferry
Feolin (also known as Feolin Ferry) is a Ferry slip, slipway on the west coast of Isle of Jura, Jura. provides a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Port Askaig on Islay across the Sound of Islay, the only regular access to the island. The ...
''Ferry between Jura and Islay''
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Port Askaig
Port Askaig () is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay (Caol Ìle) across from Jura.
Economy
Port Askaig has a hotel, a petrol station and shop next to th ...
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Keills
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Ballygrant
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Bridgend
Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...
(junction with the
A847)
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Bowmore
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Glenegedale
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Port Ellen
Port Ellen () is a small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, ''Leòdamas'', is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour".
Port E ...
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Laphroaig
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Lagavulin
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Ardbeg
References
Transport in Argyll and Bute
Roads in Scotland
Jura, Scotland
Islay
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