Ardbeg, Islay

Ardbeg (Scottish Gaelic: An Àird Bheag) is a small settlement on southern coast of the island of Islay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is around 3 miles (5 kilometres) east of Port Ellen and 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road.

Ardbeg
Ardbeg and the distillery
Ardbeg Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NR415464
Civil parish	Kildalton and Oa
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF ISLAY
Postcode district	PA42
Dialling code	01496
UK Parliament	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 55.636°N 6.127°W / 55.636; -6.127

Ardbeg is the site of the Ardbeg distillery which was established in 1815 and produces malt whisky. The village grew up around the distillery^[1] and by 1900 was home to over 40 distillery workers^[2][3] and had a village school with over 100 pupils.^[2] By the end of the 1920s the decline in the village was "noticeable".^[4]

The name Ardbeg is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic An Àird Bheag, meaning The Small Promontory.^[5]