The Isle of Jura Whisky Distillery in Craighouse has released a 30 year old single malt whisky to their collection and it's called the Standing Stone or ‘Camas an Staca’ in Gaelic. The whisky takes its name from the largest of Jura's eight standing stones which are scattered over the island. The stone in question is said to be the one remaining stone of an earlier formed stone … [Read more...] about New Jura Whisky The Standing Stone
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Red Deer Rut on Jura
We've made a tour over the island yesterday, all the way up to "Road End" where I parked the car and walked further on for a few miles until the weather deteriorated. Despite the few and sometimes heavy showers we had a marvellous tour. The Red Deer Rut is in full swing and this is the time that the Stags round up a group of females (hinds) for mating. Rivals have to be chased … [Read more...] about Red Deer Rut on Jura
Knockrome and Ardfernal Crofting Townships
Just outside Craighouse where the Corran River flows under the Three Arches Bridge is a right turn from the main road to a beautiful part of Jura. If you follow this road you eventually end up on a wee hill at Ardfernal offering great panoramic views over the island. I want to share a beautiful panorama image of that view together with some information and historic photo's from … [Read more...] about Knockrome and Ardfernal Crofting Townships
Lowlandman’s Bay Isle of Jura Panorama Picture
Last week I showed some views of Jura's Small Isles Bay and this week I've created a few new panorama images of Lowlandman's Bay, which is north of Small Isles Bay and just as beautiful. The panorama picture consists of ten images taken from a wee hill called Maol nam Fineag, the bare hill of the mites. The view from here over the two bays is quite stunning as you can see in … [Read more...] about Lowlandman’s Bay Isle of Jura Panorama Picture
Views of Small Isles Bay Jura
Every time we visit jura, and that's a lot of times in the last ten years, we visit the beach at the airstrip where we enjoy the views of the Small Isles Bay and enjoy the peace and quiet on this part of the island. You can reach this tranquill beach when you turn right at the three arches bridge outside Craighouse and turn right again after a few hundred metres. Usually the … [Read more...] about Views of Small Isles Bay Jura