A Blog about the Isle of Jura off the West Coast of Scotland


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Isle of Jura Winter Scenes

Posted on Feb 28 2010
The winter in this part of Scotland has been unusually cold with many days of snow and frosty nights....

Jura Passenger Ferry Wins ForArgyll Award

Posted on Jan 01 2010
Great news for Jura. ForArgyll just published their results and the Jura Passenger Ferry won an award...

Support the Jura Ferry Now

Posted on Dec 26 2009
When the nominations started for this years ForArgyll awards I was one of the first to nominate the Jura...

Possible Cuts in Bus Routes

Posted on Dec 11 2009
I picked up a story on the Oban Times website with unpleasant news for people on Islay and Jura, that...

Jura Genealogy – Trace your Jura Ancestors

Posted on Nov 19 2009
Between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries many crofters in the Scottish Highlands were...

The masterpiece that killed George Orwell

Posted on Nov 14 2009
There is a very interesting article in the online Guardian, written by Robert McCrum, about George Orwell,...

Orwell Pilgrimage to Barnhill Jura

Posted on Nov 01 2009
Jura is not only visited by people for the obvious reasons such as its overwhelming nature, the wildlife,...

Jura Paupers Houses

Posted on Oct 26 2009
A while back Gavin pointed out a beautiful collection of old Jura images and when I revisited the site...

Old Jura Estate Images

Posted on Oct 19 2009
There are quite a few resources available online where you can find images of days gone by as well as...

Calum Bell Memorial Shoot, Jura 2009

Posted on Oct 15 2009
Approximately 80 friends and family attended the Calum Bell Memorial Shoot on Jura on 26 September 2009...







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