Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Port-Charlotte

Port-Charlotte, a village in Kilchoman parish, Islay island, Argyllshire, on the W coast of Loch Indal, opposite Laggan Point, 7½ miles SW of Bridgend, and 16 SW of Port-Askaig. It has a post office under Greenock, an inn, a distillery, and a public school. Pop. (1861) 562, (1871) 484, (1881) 502.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Kilchoman ScoP       Argyll ScoCnty
Place: Port Charlotte

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