A847 road

Road in Scotland

A847
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
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

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

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