Ballygrant

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Ballygrant
gaelic_name=
population=
latitude= 55.82
longitude= -6.16
os_grid_reference= NR395662
unitary_scotland= Argyll and Bute
lieutenancy_scotland= Argyll and Bute
constituency_westminster= Argyll and Bute
constituency_scottish_parliament= Argyll and Bute
post_town= ISLE OF ISLAY
postcode_district = PA45
postcode_area= PA
dial_code= 01496

Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland.Ballygrant (Baile Grainne) is the longest established village on Islay, pre-dating the clearance and distillery villages on the coast, and nearby place names suggest connections to Viking times.Ballygrant means 'Town of Grain' and the water powered mill, now demolished, was turning oats into meal up until the early 20th century. Later the water wheel powered a sawmill until electricity took over in the late 1960s.The oldest part of the village, where Craigard House stands, is at the junction of the main Port Askaig-Port Ellen road and the Glen road.It is located on the A846 road between Port Askaig and Bridgend.

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*oscoor gbx|NR395662