Ardlussa

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Ardlussa
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Ardlussa
Location within Argyll and Bute
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Country Scotland
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56°01′33″N5°46′28″W / 56.0258629°N 5.7744207°W / 56.0258629; -5.7744207

Ardlussa is a hamlet and estate on The Long Road, just north of the Lussa River, overlooking Ardlussa Bay on the east coast of the island of Jura, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. [1] Estate buildings line the road, and the area features semi-natural woodland. [2] It lies 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) northeast of Inverlussa and 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Craighouse. Ardlussa is the home of Lussa Gin. [3]

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History

The name "Ardlussa" is Gaelic/Norse and means "The point on the Lussa". [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ardlussa". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Island of Jura" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council . Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Lussa Gin" . Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Placenames A-B" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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