A847_road_(Great_Britain)

A847 road

A847 road

Road in Scotland

The A847 road is one of the two principal roads of Islay in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

The A847 at Uiskentuie

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Advertisement for construction from the Caledonian Mercury 18 November 1805

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Driving directions to High St/A847". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. [2]
    Walker, Frank Arneil (2005). The Buildings of Scotland. Argyll and Bute. Yale University Press. p. 551. ISBN 9780300096705.

55.74677°N 6.37357°W / 55.74677; -6.37357

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