Category Archives: Jura Excursion

A picture from an excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura

Craighouse from Ardfernal Hill in the June evening light, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a small coastal village with a hotel and a distillery seen from a hill across the bay
Craighouse from Ardfernal Hill in the June evening light, Isle of Jura

A view of Craighouse, the main settlement on Jura, from Ardfernal Hill on a beautiful calm June evening in 2019. Unfortunately it also meant the midges were out in force, meaning I couldn’t enjoy this view for very long.

Islands of the Bay of Small Isles at sunset, Isle of Jura

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Picture of some small islands at the edge of a bay at sunset
Islands of the Bay of Small Isles at sunset, Isle of Jura

A beautiful calm and peaceful June late evening on the east coast of Jura. The islands of the Bay of Small Isles in the last light just before sunset, seen from Ardfernal Hill. Some of the hills on Islay in the far distance.

The Flying Dutchman in the Sound of Jura

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Picture of the SV Flying Dutchman motoring along a sound between an island and the mainland
The Flying Dutchman in the Sound of Jura

I had hoped to see her under sail, but it wasn’t meant to be. This is the Flying Dutchman, a regular visitor to Islay and Jura, spotted in the Sound of Jura motoring north. We were on a RIB returning to Craighouse (where we had passed the Flying Dutchman when we left) from the Corrycreckan whirlpool.