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.

The A847 at Uiskentuie

A847
Route information
Length	14.7 mi[1] (23.7 km)
Major junctions
North end	Bridgend 55°46′55″N 6°14′56″W
Major intersections	A846
South end	Portnahaven 55°40′51″N 6°30′23″W
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	Scotland
Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

Advertisement for construction from the Caledonian Mercury 18 November 1805

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