Welcome to the Isle of Jura

The Southern Hebridean Isle of Jura can be found off the west coast of Scotland, a few miles north-east from Islay and separated by the fast flowing 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 is the island of Colonsay.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 an hourly interval between Port Askaig and Feolin. There is also a passenger ferry operating from mid April to the end of September between Tayvallich on the mainland to Craighouse.