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	Jura (island) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Jura (island), north-western Scotland, the fourth-largest of the Inner Hebrides, measuring about 43 km (27 mi) by 13 km (8 mi) at the widest and...
		Jura (mountain range), mountain range, straddling the border between France and Switzerland.
		An island differs from a continent both in geological structure and in...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Jura_(island).html (110 words)

	Isle of Jura in cross-stitch
		Jura is one of the larger Inner Hebrides, lying between its near neighbour Islay and the Argyll mainland.
		It is dominated by the three Paps of Jura which are known in Gaelic as The Mountain of the Sound, The Mountain of Gold and The Sacred Mountain.
		The name Jura is said to come from the Norse words meaning Deer Island and certainly this has more than a ring of truth to it - today over 6500 deer live on the island, cultivated by the big sporting estates which derive most of their income from renting out the stalking.
	www.mearnscraft.co.uk /jura.htm (749 words)

	Scottish Accommodation Index - Isle of Jura, Scotland UK
		The Isle of Jura, especially its western coast, is broken, rocky and mountainous with hidden caves and sandy beaches.
		Jura lay between Iona and the capital of Gaelic Scotland, at Dunadd, and was likely visited often by the Saint during his ceaseless missionary expeditions.
		If the island of Jura had been within the economic sphere of the nearby capital of the quasi-independent state of the MacDonalds, it follows that the end of their era was a blow to the people of Jura.
	www.scottishaccommodationindex.com /jurapics.htm (842 words)

	Isle of Jura Pictures and information. Discover the beauty of Jura
		Jura is part of the southern Hebrides and is only accessible by the ferry from Port Askaig on Islay to Feolin over the sound of Islay.
		The north of Jura is known because of the Corryvreckan Whirlpool in the small Strait of Corryvreckan between Jura and the uninhabited isle of Scarba.
		One of the 5000 deer that inhabit Jura.
	www.scotlandview.co.uk /jura.htm (536 words)

	Isle of Jura accommodation, travel, transport - The Internet Guide to Scotland
		The main route on to Jura is via the small, privately-owned, vehicle ferry from Port Askaig on the Isle of Islay.
		Jura House itself can be rented out on a weekly basis for groups of up to 15 people for self-catering accommodation.
		The ruins of Glengarrisdale Castle are in the north-west of the island.
	www.scotland-inverness.co.uk /jura.htm (1845 words)

	Scotland from the Roadside - Jura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		To get to Jura, the majority of people will require a visit to the neighbouring, larger, island of Islay, which is located to the south-west of Jura and separated from the smaller island by the half mile wide stretch of water known as the Sound of Islay.
		Jura House, which is located at the southern end of the island, was built around 1880 by the Campbell’s of Jura.
		Beyond these islands, Knapdale on the mainland is separated from Jura by the stretch of water known as the Sound of Jura.
	www.ourscotland.co.uk /jura.htm (858 words)

	JURA (" deer island ") - Online Information article about JURA (" deer island ")
		FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf.
		surface is mountainous and the island is the most rugged of the Hebrides.
		parish of Jura comprises the islands of Balnahua, Fladda, Garvelloch, Jura, Lunga, Scarba and Skervuile.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /JUN_KHA/JURA_deer_island_.html (503 words)

	Self catering accommodation holiday cottages scotland uk
		Jura has a population of only 200 people who are significantly outnumbered by the numerous red deer which can frequently be seen grazing by the roadside or on the seashore.
		Jura is reached by taking the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry from Kennacraig on the Kintyre peninsula to the Isle of Islay and from there hopping onto the frequent car ferry which runs from Port Askaig on Islay across to Feolin on Jura (journey time less than 10 minutes).
		The village of Craighouse, on the island's east coast, is the main centre of population.
	www.juracottage.co.uk /tourism.htm (794 words)

	Jura, Scotland
		Some 30mi/48km long and 7mi/11.2km wide, the island of Jura is almost treeless and has until recently attracted few tourists.
		The word "Jura" means "stag island" a reference to the large red deer population.
		Jura's highest point on the island is the double peak known as "The Paps" (a vulgar Scottish word meaning "breasts"; 2,571ft/784m).
	www.planetware.com /hebrides/jura-sco-stra-jura.htm (134 words)

	Amazon.com: Jura: Island of Deer: Books: Peter Youngson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Jura is reckoned to be about thirty-four miles long, and in general ten broad, composed chiefly of vast mountains, naked and without the possibility of cultivation.
		However, Jura had its part to play through the centuries, and, perhaps partly because of its isolation, it has a fascinating story to tell of Campbell domination, of the hardships endured by its people, and of its contribution to emigration.
		In Jura: Island of Deer, Peter Youngson surveys not only the broad sweep of the island's history, from the Mesolithic period to the present day, but also focuses on other aspects, such as Jura's natural history and geography and the legends, poetry, and song produced by its inhabitants.
	www.amazon.com /Jura-Island-Deer-Peter-Youngson/dp/1841582263 (1035 words)

	Isle of Islay, Isle of Jura, Island of Colonsay in the Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland
		Isle of Islay, Isle of Jura, Island of Colonsay in the Outer Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland
		Bowmore is the island’s capital and the administrative centre, and also the largest settlement on the island.
		Jura stretches about 28 miles long and 8 miles wide, 3 adjacent mountain tops dominate most of the land (they’re called the “The Paps”) and give the island a unique silhouette.
	www.argyllonline.co.uk /index.asp?id=160 (288 words)

	Jura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		To the south is the island's capital, Craighouse and to the north is Barnhill where George Orwell lived while he wrote "1984" and "Animal Farm".
		The name "Jura" comes from the Norse "Dyr Oe", or "Island of deer" and deer and deer hunting are a feature of the island to this day.
		Jura has two geographical features of note: the three mountains known as the Paps (breasts) of Jura which rise to 2500 ft and the Gulf of Corryvreckan whose 10 knot tide race is responsible for a maelstrom of white water and whirlpools which has claimed many small boats.
	www.dcs.ed.ac.uk /home/jhb/whisky/places/jura.html (146 words)

	www.myspace.com/juraband
		JURA the band is Joe (vox) and Ronny (guitar/vox).
		The Latin word Jura also means "to have the right, and we take that motto as our license to create the most unique music around.
		Jura the band lives in Tirol's Ausserfen and is available for private gigs of all kinds.
	www.myspace.com /juraband (236 words)

	SMH - Travel
		Walking the island tracks is a wet business and the drying room at the Jura Hotel is well used.
		I sat in the warmth of a bar with a venison burger and a nip of Jura malt as the rain pelted in across Small Isles Bay.
		Wind-hardened Richardson, 67, who has lived on Jura for 30 years, is pleased that some newcomers to the island are young and that the demographic profile is towards youth.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/16/1052885394311.html (1173 words)

	Overview of Jura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		An island of the Inner Hebrides, Jura is separated from the Knapdale district of Argyll and Bute to the east by the Sound of Jura and from the island of Islay to the southwest by the narrow Sound of Islay.
		To the north, the Strait of Corryvreckan, with its notorious whirlpools, separates Jura from the island of Scarba.
		Sold by the Clan Donald to the Campbells of Argyll in 1607, the island of Jura was a centre for the breeding of Highland cattle in the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst1588.html (342 words)

	Isle of Jura
		Jura, one of the Inner Hebrides Islands within Argyll and Bute, is approximately 30 miles long and 5 miles wide.
		The Island is located approximately 190 miles from Glasgow with a combined journey time of seven and a half hours by road and ferry crossing.
		Jura only has one public road, namely a single track road which is approximately 30 miles long.
	www.initiative-at-the-edge.org.uk /isleofjura.htm (225 words)

	Islay, Jura and Colonsay Main Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Bowmore, 10 miles from both Port Askaig and Port Ellen, is the island's capital and administrative centre and is situated on the western coast at the head of Loch Indaal.
		Its three peaks, the Paps of Jura, dominate the view from the mainland and form a mountainous core to the thirty mile long, eight mile wide island which is the wildest of Scotland's inhabited islands.
		The the interior and entire west coast are uninhabited and the island's 190 people are hugely outnumbered by the 6,000 deer living on Jura.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /areaisla (583 words)

	the Isle of Jura, Hebrides
		Jura is a wild and largely unspoiled island.
		On Jura you will find true wilderness, Jura House and gardens, the gardens are open to the public and Jura distillery.
		On the road from the ferry to Craighouse, Jura House and Gardens is a local attraction you must not miss.
	www.jura.visit-islay.com (439 words)

	Island Of Jura.
		Jura: Island of Deer This work surveys Jura, one of the largest of the Inner Hebrides.
		The barrenness of Jura's landscape has meant that it has always had a smaller population than its neighbours, and was often overlooked in affairs of the times.
		However, Jura had its part to play through the centuries and, perhaps because of its isolation, it has a fascinating story to tell of Campbell domination, of the hardships endured by its people and of it contribution to emigration.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /island-of-jura.htm (335 words)

	Jura
		The Island of Jura is thirty miles long and seven broad, and contains a population of nearly a thousand persons.
		In Jura the inhabitants are beyond the reach of anything but dairy produce, potatoes and fish; occasionally a mountain sheep is killed and divided among the community but, as a rule, it is a question of a daily forage for a day's supply of food.
		It is the highest building on the island, and the most elevated portion forms the summer residence of the proprietors.
	www.dcs.ed.ac.uk /home/jhb/whisky/smws/jura1887.html (1713 words)

	UISGE! Isle of Jura Distillery: All about it
		Isle of Jura is the only distillery on the island and may well have been the only legal one; part-timers supplemented its supply prior to the 19th century.
		Jura’s original production yielded a heavy, peaty whisky in the style of Islay just across the Sound, but when the new distillery was completed in 1963 the architect designed the whisky as well as the buildings.
		The Jura Hotel opposite in an earlier guise was one of Jura’s change-houses going back to 1742 and before; the lounge bar today used to be a thatched ‘room and kitchen’.
	www.uisge.com /ud/isle-of-jura.html (1168 words)

	Sound of Jura - auxiliary windjammer
		The Sound of Jura is a waterway in Scotland near the Western end of the Crinan Canal.
		The 'Sound of Jura' was purchased by the newly formed Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. in 1911, to provide a role as a cargo transporter, and was probably chosen, as her design enabled her to transport bulk whale oil and other provisions for the proposed whaling operations.
		The use of the marine diesel engine was in its relative infancy, and the 'Sound of Jura' was among the first vessels of her type to be fitted with one.
	glennmci.brinkster.net /soj/soj.html (2626 words)

	Location Explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The beautiful Isle of Jura is a paradise for walkers, birdwatchers and nature lovers and for those simply in need of total relaxation in a unique and completely unspoilt location.
		A further famous natural feature of the island is the Gulf of Corryvreckan which lies between the northern tip of Jura and the Island of Scarba.
		The name "Jura" actually means "Deer Island." Jura is reached by taking the Caledonian Macbrayne ferry from Kennacraig on the Kintyre peninsula to the Isle of Islay and from there hopping onto the frequent car ferry which runs from Port Askaig on Islay across to Feolin on Jura (journey time less than 10 minutes).
	www.cruise.com /LE5/Default/LocationID_12266/index.html (223 words)

	The Laird's Isle of Jura
		Although the Isle of Jura is the third largest of the Islands of Argyll it has a population of less than 200 people (plus between 5 and 6 thousand deer).
		Yet for its size, Jura is the wildest, emptiest, and least tourist-oriented of Britain’s inhabited islands.
		We have plans for a large number of articles on Scottish history, the geography of Isle of Jura, the distilling of whisky as practiced on the island of Jura as well as the island culture.
	laird-of-jura.com (531 words)

	ISLE OF JURA FELL RACE - OFFICIAL WEBSITE
		The spectacular Paps of Jura, rising from sea-level to over 2,500 feet are visible from the Argyll mainland some 16 miles away and provide breathtaking views of many Hebridean Islands and even (on a very clear day) the Isle of Man and Ireland.
		Jura is fringed by a rocky shoreline and deserted beaches of silver sand with many caves and raised beaches.
		At the northern tip of the island is found the fearsome whirlpool, Corryvreckan; occurring when currents flowing from the mainland collide with the opposing ocean current setting into the narrow strait between Jura and the Island of Scarba, a natural phenomenon visible from the shore.
	www.jurafellrace.org.uk (628 words)

	Single Malt Whisky - Alfred Barnard - Jura
		The appearance of Jura from this position is very romantic, the mountains rising precipitately from the sea, same of them to the height of 2,500 feet above sea level.
		In Jura the inhabitants are beyond the reach of anything but dairy produce, potatoes and fish; occasionally a mountain sheep is kilted and divided among the community, but, as a rule, it is a question of a daily forage for a day's supply of food.
		It is the highest building on the island, and the most elevated portion farms the summer residence of the proprietors.
	www.peatfreak.com /alfred-barnard-jura.php (1754 words)

	Books on Jura
		Peter Youngson has changed all that with his 550-page book on Jura that is definitive, easily read, not nearly as expensive, and one that gives the reader a feeling of having "been there" when he or she has finished reading the book.
		Hundreds of people left Jura over the years to settle throughout various places on the eastern shores of the Atlantic Ocean, but mostly they found their way up the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.
		It is stated in Scots Magazine that in 1768 "between forty and fifty families have gone from the island of Jura for Cape Fear in Carolina to settle thereabout and in Georgia." This happened over and over.
	www.electricscotland.com /familytree/frank/jura.htm (1003 words)

	Undiscovered Scotland: Bookshop: Islay, Jura & Colonsay
		Islay and Jura are shown in all their moods in this collection of photographs of the two Inner Hebridean islands and their people.
		This book covers the broad sweep of the island's history, from the Mesolithic period to the present day, but also focuses on other aspects, such as Jura's natural history and geography and the legends, poetry and song produced by its inhabitants.
		All aspects of island life are covered here: there's a plane on the Strand; peat being carried home in a horse-drawn cart; the distilleries at Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Bowmore, Lagavulin and Ardbeg; the cattle show; pictures of steamers berthed at Port Ellen; and more.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /usbookshop/usbs-islay.html (660 words)

	Autumn, the Isle of Jura, Hebrides
		With my cheap little camera it is tricky to get good pictures of the Paps, the short focal length tends to exaggerate to foreground and shrink the background, but this time I got closer to the picture I have always been trying to achieve.
		As we drove along the Jura roads the low light on the sea set it alight with diamond glitters.
		To fit the format of these these picture I have only shown his head in the thumbnail opposite, if you want the whole cow click on the picture, and for highland cow people I will be glad to mail you the high definition picture that this is derived from for printing.
	www.visit-islay.com /juranew/autumn.html (622 words)

	E. Buie -> Journey to Jura
		The Isle of Jura, about thirty miles long and five wide, lies like a lazy script-J between Islay and the Scottish mainland, about 50 miles west of Glasgow.
		Except for a narrow strip along the south and east, the land is wild, unspoiled, and uninhabited — and inaccessible by car.
		In 1493 the northern half of Jura was given to the Macleans.
	www.aesthetic-images.com /ebuie/article_jura.html (1144 words)

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