![]() Since we were only there for a few days, we didn’t get to try them all, but of the ones we did get to try, our favorite was the burger. When you’re on an island where deer outnumber people almost 25 to 1 (there are 5,000 deer on the island), there’s going to be a plethora of venison dishes. These are the reasons you should consider Jura for a quiet getaway this year. While we were there, we took in as much as we could of the island’s offerings, and we’re now confident we can recommend the Isle of Jura as a great off-the-radar vacation spot. We were invited out to the island to get to know the Jura Distillery and its surroundings, as well as the people who make the whole operation work. Motivation to get you to Scotland and hopefully run into some of the same unique people we did, as well as some of the same breath-taking locations. What would be far more valuable to you would be travel tips and stories. Plus, we’ve already talked about the cocktails we were treated to during our time on the island. You know it well and probably would even know where to get your hands on a bottle of Jura 10 year. The distillery and hotel are located in the village of Craighouse, which, between it and Keils next door, house a good portion of the island’s residents. It’s medium in terms of size, about the same size as the aforementioned Islay. Jura Distillery and construction on a new golf resort are the main, immediately obvious employers and there are only between 150 and 200 people on the island. The island’s tiny in terms of industry and population. It’s smaller, more soft-spoken, less accessible, and an all-around great destination. For all of the popularity Islay enjoys, we preferred our time on Jura. You probably recognize the latter’s name if you’re at all a fan of scotch whisky. While covering all the main attractions in an area the photographers have sought out the quirky, the curious and the unknown to give a new dimension to a land we all thought we knew.To orient you, the Isle of Jura’s next door neighbor is Islay, off the West Coast of Scotland. These books are not simply pictures of what we can see from our car window, nor simply misty landscapes but photography which gets to the heart of both the landscape and its human component. This book forms part of a new series of images of Scotland's most beautiful scenery taken by some of its finest photographers. Lord George Robertson brings his perceptive eye and lens to these different aspects of two of Scotland's most beautiful islands. The fields and hills hold an abundance of wildlife, making it an ideal spot for farming, fishing and rambling, while its ruins speak of the impact of the nineteenth century's mass emigration and the clearances. Islay and Jura The most westerly point of Argyll, Islay and Jura occupy a special place in Scotland's history, home to MacDonald, 'Lords of the Isles', as well as to the famous blend of Bowmore's Whisky Distillery. Isle of Jura Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled on the Hebridean island of Jura. Jura's natural history and geography and the legends, poetry The present day, but also focuses on other aspects, such as Sweep of the island's history, from the Mesolithic period to Of its isolation, it has a fascinating story to tell of Campbellĭomination, of the hardships endured by its people and of itĬontribution to emigration. Had its part to play through the centuries and, perhaps because ![]() Meant that it has always had a smaller population than its neighbours,Īnd was often overlooked in affairs of the times. ![]() Island of Deer This work surveys Jura, one of the largest
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