Bowmore
Sign in to saveBowmore (, 'Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bowmore
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 760
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Bowmore
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Bogh Mòr
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NR310598
- UK place.civil_parish
- Killarow and Kilmeny
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Argyll and Bute
- UK place.static_image_name
- Bowmore Round Church - geograph.org.uk - 1191.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Bowmore main street, looking towards Kilarrow Parish Church
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Bowmore
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +720
- Capital of
- Islay
- Image
- Bowmore Kilarrow Parish Church.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- P706
- Islay
- P7959
- Argyll
- P8168
- Ensete ventricosum
- P1889
- Pomors
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Bowmore in WWII
- Facilities
- Noted residents
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Bowmore (, 'Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky.
== History == thumb|left|Kilarrow Parish Church in Bowmore