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Encyclopedia Britannica



ISLAY

This article appears in Volume V14, Page 874 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: INV-JED
ISLAY , the southernmost
island
  of the Inner Hebrides, Argyll-shire,
Scotland
 , 16 m. W. of Kintyre and 4 m. S.W. of Jura,
from which it is separated by the Sound of Islay. Pop. (1901)
68J7; area, 150,400 acres; maximum breadth 19 M. and
maximum length 25 M. The sea-lochs Gruinart and Indaal cut into it so deeply as almost to convert the western portion into a
separate
 
island
 . It is rich and productive, and has been called the " Queen of the Hebrides." The surface generally is regular, the highest summits being Ben Bheigeir (1609 ft.) and Sgorr nam Faoileann (1407 ft.). There are several freshwater lakes and streams, which provide good fishing. Islay was the ancient seat of the " lord of the Isles," the first to adopt that title being John Macdonald of Isle of Islay, who died about 1386; but the Macdonalds were ultimately ousted by their rivals,the Campbells, about r6i6. Islay
House
 , the ancient seat of the Campbells of Islay, stands at the head of Loch Indaal. The island was formerly occupied by small crofters and tacksmen, but since 1831 it has been gradually developed into large sheep and arable farms and considerable business is done in stock-raising. Dairy-farming is largely followed, and oats, barley and various green crops are raised. The
chief
  difficulty in the way of reclamation is the
great
  area of peat (6o sq. m.), which, at its present rate of
consumption
 , is calculated to last 1500 years. The island contains several whisky distilleries, producing about 400,000 gallons annually. Slate and marble are quarried, and there is a little mining of iron, lead and silver. At Bowmore, the
chief
  town, there is a considerable shipping trade. Port Ellen, the principal
village
 , has a quay with lighthouse, a fishery and a golf-course. Port Askaig is the ferry station for Faolin on Jura. Regular communication with the
Clyde
  is maintained by steamers, and a cable was laid between Lagavulin and Kintyre in 1871.


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