A847 road

Coordinates: 55°44′48″N 6°22′25″W / 55.74677°N 6.37357°W / 55.74677; -6.37357
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The A847 in a frosty morning by the sea.
The A847 at Uiskentuie

A847 shield
A847
Route information
Length14.7 mi[1] (23.7 km)
Major junctions
North endBridgend
55°46′55″N 6°14′56″W / 55.7819°N 6.249°W / 55.7819; -6.249
Major intersectionsA846
South endPortnahaven
55°40′51″N 6°30′23″W / 55.6808°N 6.5063°W / 55.6808; -6.5063
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryScotland
Road network
Advertisement for construction from the Caledonian Mercury 18 November 1805

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+12 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[edit]

North to South

References[edit]

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

55°44′48″N 6°22′25″W / 55.74677°N 6.37357°W / 55.74677; -6.37357