Bowmore, Main Street and church
Introduction
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Bowmore, Main Street and church
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 21 Jul 2011
Both the village and the church owe their existence to Daniel Campbell, Laird of Islay who displaced the people of Kilarrow so that he could landscape the grounds of Islay House, and had them moved to the new planned town of Bowmore which dates from 1767.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.755023
Longitude
-6.286727