A while back Gavin pointed out a beautiful collection of old Jura images and when I revisited the site I had a closer look at images from Knockrome and Ardfernal. One of the images that raised my interest was a very old one of the Paupers' Houses dating back 1901. Let me first show you the image and the text belonging to that image: The Paupers' Houses The 1861 census … [Read more...] about Jura Paupers Houses
Archives for October 2009
Old Jura Estate Images
There are quite a few resources available online where you can find images of days gone by as well as old postcards. A good example is the post I wrote in January called Jura in the old days. In that post I referred to a website that holds a large gallery of images from people who lived on Jura. Yesterday, when I wrote about Neil King's Scotland images on the Islay Blog, I … [Read more...] about Old Jura Estate Images
Calum Bell Memorial Shoot, Jura 2009
Approximately 80 friends and family attended the Calum Bell Memorial Shoot on Jura on 26 September 2009 with 40 competing. The annual clay pigeon shoot, held last year for the first time, is an idea of Calum Bell's friends and held in his memory. The results for 2009 are as follows: The Winner of the Big Quaich is Ben Wilson of Cultoon with Alex Smith of Ardfin runner up. The … [Read more...] about Calum Bell Memorial Shoot, Jura 2009
Jura Cromie Stag
When Teresa Morris of Islay Wildscapes sent me the images of the Red Deer Rut on Jura she told me there were some special images of a Cromie Stag. I have done some research on the internet and came up with a fascinating chapter from a book called "The Deer Forests Of Scotland". This book, written by A. Grimble, was first published in 1896 and contains pages full of interesting … [Read more...] about Jura Cromie Stag
Craighouse Jura in 1817 from the Canmore Database
I'm a big fan of old images and postcards and one of the best resources comes from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS). It's a mouth full, I know, but there is lots to be found as well. The site has several collections and the one I'm most fascinated of is the Canmore Database. The best explanation for the contents of the Canmore … [Read more...] about Craighouse Jura in 1817 from the Canmore Database