Tag Archives: Jura

Horses on Gigha and the Paps of Jura

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Picture of horses grazing in a field on an island, across the sea another island with high mountains is visibleAn impression from a visit to Islay’s neighbour Gigha, two horses grazing in a field under the impressive background of the Paps of Jura visible across the sea.

Colourful flower meadow at Jura House Gardens

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Picture of a flower meadow with red, yellow and white flowersTaken back in 2000 when it was still open to the public, a colourful flower meadow somewhere on the grounds of Jura House Gardens

Cattle roadblock on Jura’s single track road

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Picture of cattle blocking a single track roadThe only road on Jura is the single track road going up the east coast, if some of the cattle decide to block it there is no way around it.