Bridgend, Islay
Encyclopedia
Bridgend is a village on the Inner Hebrides
island of Islay
off the western coast of Scotland
at the tip of Loch Indaal
.
The island's two main road the A846
and A847
meet in the village just north of the bridge over the River Sorn
that gives the village its name.
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than...
island of Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...
off the western coast of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
at the tip of Loch Indaal
Loch Indaal
Loch Indaal is a sea loch on the island of Islay, the southernmost of the Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Together with Loch Gruinart to the north, it was formed by the Loch Gruinart Fault, which branches off the Great Glen Fault.Along the northwestern coast are the villages of...
.
A846 road
The A846 road is one of the two principal roads of Islay in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of mainland Scotland and the only 'A' road on the neighbouring island of Jura.A ferry connects the two islands across the Sound of Islay....
and A847
A847 road
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...
meet in the village just north of the bridge over the River Sorn
River Sorn
The River Sorn is a small river on the Scottish island of Islay. Draining Loch Finlaggan and having gathered the waters of the Allt Ruadh and the Ballygrant Burn, it flows southwestwards to enter the sea at the village of Bridgend at the head of Loch Indaal....
that gives the village its name.