Over the years my wife and I, and in the last three years also our wee daughter, visited the Isle of Jura dozens of times. And on each occasion I took a lot of pictures of the beautiful scenery, the wildlife and everything else this fascinating island has to offer. On the Jura Info website you can find many pictures of our trips and also on our Jura Blog which has a few … [Read more...] about New Isle of Jura Photo Blog
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Heavy Showers over Sound of Jura
The only road on Jura, from Feolin to "Road End" beyond Ardlussa, is never far from the southern and eastern shore of the Island. The sea in the south is called "The Sound of Islay" and the sea between the Isle of Jura and Kintyre on the mainland is called "The Sound of Jura". The distance between the two is 25km in the south, between Craighouse and Kilberry, and 10km in the … [Read more...] about Heavy Showers over Sound of Jura
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