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The Scottish Isle of Jura off the west coast of Scotland

Archives for November 2008

Isle of Jura seen from Gigha Panorama Picture

November 30, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

This panorama picture was created by Arra Fletcher from the Persabus Pottery, he sent it to me more than a year ago and I found it again today. Arra used to live on Islay and visited Jura quite often. In the next months I will post a lot more very beautiful Jura Images, including many taken from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pictures Tagged With: image panorama gigha

Willie Tait on Whisky Cast

November 24, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

I found an interesting interview with Willie Tait who was both manager of Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay in 1999 and the Isle of Jura Distillery. Willie Tait's involvement with the Isle of Jura brand began in 1975 when he was first hired as a "Tunroom Man" at the remote Hebridean distillery. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Whisky and Distillery Tagged With: distillery, manager, whisky, willie tait

John Burnside’s Month on the Isle of Jura

November 23, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

Earlier I wrote about the Jura Malt Whisky Writer Retreat. The Scottish Book Trust and Isle of Jura malt whisky are working together to offer writers the opportunity to spend a month living and writing on the Isle of Jura. Each selected writer receives a month’s exclusive use of the luxurious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel Reports Tagged With: report, retreat, travel, writing

Meeting about Six New Crofts on Jura

November 4, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

Drew Ratter, Convener of the Crofters Commission, visited Jura last week accompanied by local Area Commissioner Cllr Robin Currie, where the two men attended a meeting to discuss the creation of six new crofts on the Rily-Smith’s Ardfin estate. Ratter told the Ileach: 'The meeting was very well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ardfin, community, croft, estate, population

Calum Bell Memorial Shoot

November 4, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

Over 70 friends and family of Calum Bell gathered at Ardfin, Jura on Saturday 27 September, for the first annual clay pigeon shoot in Calum’s memory. The idea of a memorial shoot came from his friends who contributed over £600 towards a silver quaich. 42 competitors took part in the shoot, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ardfin, calum bell, clay, pigeon

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