Port Ellen
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Port Ellen is a small town in Argyll, Scotland. It is the second largest town on the island of Islay, after Bowmore.
Port Ellen provides the main ferry connection between Islay and the mainland, at Kennacraig. It is the home of the Port Ellen Distillery, which ceased production of Scotch whisky in 1983, although a large malting is still in operation.
In Gaelic the place name would be Port Ìlein. It is named after the wife of Frederick Campbell of Islay.
The old name is Leòdamas, derived from old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour".
The former secretary general of NATO, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen was born here on April 12th, 1946.
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