Port Ellen
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| Port Ellen | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Port Ìlein | |
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  Port Ellen shown within Scotland |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Lieutenancy area | Argyll and Bute |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY |
| Postcode district | PA42 |
| Dialling code | 01496 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Argyll and Bute |
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
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 12 April 1946.
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