Ardtalla

Ardtalla
Sheep grazing on the Ardtalla Estate
Ardtalla is located in Argyll and Bute
Ardtalla
Ardtalla
Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid referenceNR4654
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF ISLAY
Postcode districtPA42
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°43′05″N 6°02′10″W / 55.718°N 6.036°W / 55.718; -6.036

Ardtalla (Scottish Gaelic: 'Àird Talla'[1]) is a place name and estate in the southeast coastal area of Islay, Scotland.[2] The name derives from Gaelic Àird, a "point", and talla, a now obsolete word for rock,[1] not "high grave"[3] as suggested by some. A well-defined track emanates from the Ardtalla Estate encountering coastal scenery and an Iron Age fort.[4]

  1. ^ a b Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 March 2007.
  2. ^ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 1984
  3. ^ John McLean. 1887
  4. ^ Norman S. Newton. 1995