Category Archives: Jura Excursion

A picture from an excursion to Islay’s neighbour Jura

Scot Venture in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a cargo ship travelling through a sound between two islands, passing a small lighthouseSeen from Jura on a November morning, the Scot Venture travelling up the Sound of Islay on her way north. The small lighthouse at Carraig Mhòr visible on the Islay shoreline.

Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh on Jura and the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a hill loch with a sound between two islands in the backgroundAn interesting view on the Isle of Jura, looking south-west over Loch a’ Bhaile-Mhargaidh. Behind the loch you can see the Sound of Islay with some of the east coast of Islay on the other side.

Adder on the Isle of Jura

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Picture of an Adder in high grassBest treated with a lot of respect, as you don’t want to be bitten by it. An Adder we spotted during a walk in the hills of the Isle of Jura.