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The Scottish Isle of Jura off the west coast of Scotland

Isle of Jura on BBC Scotland

August 4, 2008 by Ron Leave a Comment

BBC Scotland reports today about the Jura ferry in an article called “Ferry link returns to remote Jura”. Below a quote from the BBC website:

“One of Scotland’s wildest and most beautiful islands now has its first direct link to the mainland for more than 30 years. The last ferry sailed away from Jura in the early 1970s. And the islanders cannot have imagined then that there would not be another one until after the turn of the century. Many people were put off visiting, despite the island’s many attractions, like the rugged peaks of the Paps of Jura, its rocky coastline and the infamous Gulf of Corryvreckan whirlpool at its northernmost tip. But because of its status as a remote and marginal community, it has won about £500,000 of public money to set up new facilities in the village of Craighouse, including a tearoom and visitors’ centre.”

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