Isle of Jura Ferry docks at Port Askaig, island of Islay, Scotland UK
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Old Photographs Of Isle Of Jura Inner Hebrides Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Jura, Scottish Gaelic: Diùra, an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and to the north east of Islay. The main settlement is the village of Craighouse on the east coast, which is its capital. Craighouse is home to the Jura Whisky Distillery, producing Isle of Jura single malt whisky. Craighouse was once served by a direct ferry from the mainland which berthed at Craighouse pier. This service was terminated some years ago, and access is now via an 8 miles single track road from Feolin on Jura's south west coast, where there is a small vehicle ferry to the neighbouring island of Islay. However, since 2007 a passengers only ferry service to Craighouse has operated during the summer from the village of Tayvallich on the mainland. The island is dominated by three steep sided conical quartzite mountains on its western side called the Paps of Jura. The demise of the Lords of the Isles at the end of the fifteenth century was shortly followed in 1506 by the Treaty of Camas an Staca, which removed MacDonald rights on Jura and gave them to the Campbells. Despite this, the sixteenth century was a period of skirmishing between the warring clans: McDonald, Campbell, MacLean and others. Then in 1607 the Campbells finally bought the island from the MacDonalds. This was the beginning of some three hundred years during which the island was ruled and largely owned by eleven successive Campbell lairds. The north of the island, however, remained in MacLean hands until 1737, when it was sold to Donald MacNeil of Colonsay. Beginning in the later 18th century, long before the notorious Highland Clearances of the following century, there were several waves of emigration from Jura. In 1767, fifty people left for Canada. In his later life, George Orwell moved to Barnhill, on Jura, living there intermittently from 1946, while critically ill with tuberculosis, until his death in January 1950. He was known to the residents of Jura by his real name, Eric Blair. It was at Barnhill that Orwell finished Nineteen Eighty Four, during 1947 and 1948, he sent the final typescript to his publishers, Secker and Warburg, on 4 December 1948, and they published the book on 8 June 1949. Despite its isolation, Barnhill has in recent years become something of a shrine for his readers.
Isle of Jura Dashcam (plus Golden Eagle at 31min 57 sec)
Driving from Craighouse northwards to the end of the road (Glen Lealt) on the single track A846. Video from the Which? Best Buy Nextbase 402G Dashcam.
Music - Celtic Fusion (Frank Mizen Christopher Norton, Richard Lacy)
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00'01 - The Devil in A Pint
02'46 - Let the Dance Begin
05'32 - Lady of the Mists
08'48 - McGuffin's Men
12'20 - Warriors of the Night
15'31 - Rory O'Braiddigh
18'00 - The Pipes of Erin
20'46 - Dance of the Firefly
23'31 - I Long for You
30'13 - The Goddess Returns
34'57 - Fiddler's Fair
37'24 - Deams of Angels
40'20 - On the Battlefield
45'40 - Lament
45'49 - Let the Dance Begin (1 min version)
46'46 - Lady of the Mists (1 min version)
Scotland: The Western Islands - Episode 3 - Jura to Skye
Scotland: The Western Islands is a factual travel documentary series which aims to reveal the lesser known sights and history of just some of the many settlements and islands which exist in this unique part of the world.
The third episode takes the team to the northern tip of the Inner Hebrides, travelling from Jura, through Mull and the outlying isles of Iona and Staffa, to the Isle of Skye.
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The Jura Ferry - Eilean Dhiura
The Jura Ferry - Eilean Dhiura - at Port Askaig, Islay. The Calmac ferry Hebridean Isles can be seen approaching in the distance.
Walking West Coast of Jura Island, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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An afternoon in Craighouse, and the journey home to Tayvallich...
Isle of Staffa to Iona the Island West of Mull
If you have been watching the other videos of our Three Isles Tour series then you will know that visiting Iona is the final island destination of the tour. If you haven't seen the earlier videos, see a list of links to them in the description below.
As we approached Iona, the skipper of our small boat advised the best place to have lunch was the restaurant close to the ferry pickup point as the hotel would have finished serving at this time. This we did and a nice lunch it was. Of course as part of my lunch I has to try a plate of those fresh local mussels mentioned by our coach driver who drove us from Craignure to Fionnphort. My wife took a notion for her favourite soup, Cullen Skink which she said was delicious.
With lunch out of the way, we set off to visit the Abbey. Things are very quiet here on Iona with just the handful of visitors like ourselves and the few friendly locals we passed on the way.
Very soon we arrived at the ruins of the Nunnery which dates to the 13th century. You will find a poster here which gives good details about its history.
Carrying on along this small path takes us back onto the main road where after a short walk we reached the Graves of the Kings and in the left hand corner sits St Oran’s Chapel.
Kings from Scotland, Ireland and France lie here and perhaps surprisingly due to the history of Iona, Viking kings as well. Even Macbeth, yes that Macbeth of Shakespeare fame. Another, although not a king is John Smith who was the leader of the Labour Party in 1992 until he died of a heart attack 1994.
Just next to the Graves of the Kings is where you will buy the tickets to the Abbey. There is so much to see in both the Abbey and the museum that you will need to keep moving along, if you don't want to miss your ferry.
The museum is a must, as this is where so many interesting items have been placed including a replica of the Book of Kells.
For us it was time to head back and catch the ferry for the short crossing back to Fionnphort. As with the time on Staffa flying by, the same applies here on Iona. There are hotels in Iona as there are in Fionnphort so the next time we visit this area we will be staying for a longer spell.
The crossing time is only around 20 minutes but if the weather is clear and you look to the south, you will be able to pick out the easily recognised Paps of Jura.
Embarking from the ferry it's only a short walk to our coaches waiting in the car park. Now we will be heading back to catch the Craignure to Oban ferry. Which will be the final part of this wonderful trip.
Islay + Jura, Scotland | vacation and destilleries | Glasgow
Schottland - Islay, Jura, Glasgow
In den Destillerien herrschte die Quite-Periode, also nahmen wir einfach Eindrücke mit. Für Glasgow hatten wir einige wenige Stunden Zeit, nach dem Aufenthalt auf Islay (schlechte Reihenfolge, dadurch entstand für uns in Glasgow ein hektischer Eindruck) damit wir am Folgetag unseren Rückflug nach Düsseldorf antreten konnten.
Unsere Route: Düsseldorf - Glasgow - Islay und zurück Islay-Glasgow + Aufenthalt und dann Glasgow-Düsseldorf.
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Ferry Crossing to the Isle of Islay, Scotland
A ferry crossing from Kennacraig in Kintyre to Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay with the Isle of Arran.
During the journey views over the sea to the Isle of Jura and over Islay can be enjoyed. We pass the Hebridean Isles on her way from Islay back to the mainland. A fishing boat can be seen at work. Ardbeg and Laphroaig distilleries can be seen on the shore before arriving in Port Ellen.
Powder Horn, Isle of Jura Bagpipes
Powder Horn, Isle of Jura Bagpipes played by the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
The Isle of Jura is one of Scotland's last wildernesses. A little over 200 people are outnumbered by 5000 deer on this stunning Scottish island.
The Isle of Jura can be found off the west coast of Scotland, and more specific a few miles north-east from Islay, separated by the Sound of Islay. It borders on the east at the Sound of Jura with the Kintyre Peninsula and Knapdale Argyll on the other side. To the north the island of Scarba is Jura's closest neighbour separated by the Strait of Corryvreckan with its famous whirlpool. To the west the island of Colonsay can be found, separated by the Atlantic ocean. Jura is an island in the Southern Inner Hebrides.
The Isle of Jura is roughly the same size as Islay and its name is believed to originate from the Norse Island of the Deer. Despite its size Jura is only inhabited by approx. 200 people, who are outnumbered by the huge population of deer. Latest counts by gamekeepers show that Jura has almost 5,500 deer, making an encounter with one of these majestic animals inevitable when visiting Jura.
The Isle of Jura can be reached by car from Port Askaig. A small ferry runs at approx 30min intervals daily from 7.30am till 6.30pm. Other means of transportation are a small boat from Colonsay to Loch Tarbert and there is a water taxi from Crinan to Ardlussa, but this mainly for visits to the Corryvreckan Whirlpool.
Jura has a lot of offer to its visitors. There are many historical sites of interest, varying from Iron Age Forts, ancient burial grounds and standing stones. Craighouse is a lovely little village and the main settlement on the island with a shop, tearoom and a hotel. In Craighouse Jura's only distillery can be found which is open for visitors by appointment.
Jura is mentioned in: Crossing to Jura, a song by R. Kennedy and D. MacDonald, recorded in 1997 by JCB with Jerry Holland on the album A Trip to Cape Breton; The Bens of Jura, a song by Capercaillie; and Isle of Jura, a song by Skyclad.
The 2010 album Poets and Lighthouses by Tuvan singer Albert Kuvezin of the band Yat Kha was recorded and produced by the British musician Giles Perring on Jura, with some of the performances being recorded in the forest at Lagg. The album reached Number 1 in the European World Music Charts in January 2011
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