Scotland

Jura Scotland

This photograph looks across a channel of sheltered water on the Isle of Jura, in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, toward a low rocky headland where two whitewashed cottages stand above the shore. Beyond them a wider sound separates Jura from higher hills on the horizon, and a heavy sky of layered cloud stretches over the quiet, thinly settled coastline. Key Features: The Setting: Jura is one of the most sparsely populated of the Inner Hebrides, with a single narrow road and far more red deer than people. The Landscape: Its wild, boggy interior rises to the quartzite peaks known as the Paps of Jura, while scattered crofts and farmhouses like these line the shoreline. Notable History: The island's isolation once drew George Orwell, who wrote much of Nineteen Eighty-Four while living in a remote farmhouse on Jura's northern coast.

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Coastal Village of Craighouse on the Isle of Jura in Scotland

The view looks across the bay of Loch na Mile toward the white-painted stone cottages and houses that line the village's waterfront. Dominating the background landscape are the distinctive, conical quartzite peaks known as the Paps of Jura. Craighouse serves as the main settlement and primary hub on the island, housing the famous Jura Distillery, the island's single hotel, and its local shop. Would you like to know more about the Paps of Jura hiking routes, or are you interested in how to catch the ferry to Jura from neighboring Islay?

Tobermory Harbour on the Isle of Mull in Scotland

Specifically, the view shows the CalMac Ferry Terminal pier area and the RNLI Tobermory Lifeboat Station (the small slipway structure on the left side) along the wooded banks of the Sound of Mull. Moored at the pier is the prominent Dutch barquentine-rigged tall ship known as the Thalassa.