When visiting the Isle of Jura in 2016, I saw these two lighthouses and I think they are Ruadh Sgeir & Na Cuiltean, but I am not too sure which is which, but again its the location they are in. These modern lights have replaced older lighthouses. As with the other lighthouse I have posted about on Jura, this is as close as I will get to both of these lights, so it’s straight in to the Lighthouse Category.
Last year, 2016, we visited the Islands of Islay and Jura off the West Coast of Scotland, we went for the whisky festivals. This photo is taken from one of the distilleries, I was just taking random shots of the beautiful scenery, when in the distance I saw a white shape. Right in the centre of the photo you will see a tiny white lighthouse……now, as this will be the nearest that I will ever get to this lighthouse, it’s going in my lighthouse category. I made a rule in the beginning, that I did’nt have to visit, although it it’s nice to do so, but just photographing the lighthouses would be ok. I have zoomed in for a close up, it just gives you a general idea of the shape.
The lighthouse was built in 1960 and is an octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Not an old light, but what a wonderful location.
In two days, we are going to Scotland for our May holiday, but this year we are going for eighteen days. We have never been away from home this long before, and have lots of things planned, but I have a horrible feeling the weather is not going to be as nice this year, as it was last year. We have been very lucky in the past, so fingers crossed we get a few rain free days 🙂 I still have lots of photos from last year, but I shall just keep posting them. I found this milestone in 2016 (I collect photos of milestones and have a category for them) at Craighouse, the only main settlement on the Isle of Jura. I think it says Craighouse one mile to the Ferry, until thirty years ago you could catch a car ferry direct from the mainland, but now there is only the car ferry from Islay. There is small high speed ferry from the mainland for foot passengers, so the milepost could be of use again. But this post is really where the sign is positioned, just look at that view, beautiful.
May 2016
Two young photographers that I captured on the Isle of Jura, during the 2016 Whisky Festival on the Island.
Good one for my ‘Occupation Category‘
Last year 2016, we had second holiday in Scotland and we visited the Islands of Jura & Islay, Inner Hebridean Islands off the west coast of Scotland. To get to Jura, you have to first catch a ferry to Islay and then s smaller ferry to Jura. The first night we stayed on Islay at Port Askaig, before travelling on to Jura, first thing in the morning, There is not a lot at Port Askaig, but it does have the most wonderful views of the Paps of Jura…..The Paps of Jura are three mountains on the western side of the island of Jura and their highest point is 2,575 feet (785 m).
More on the island to follow.
We spent eight hours on a train today, we travelled from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire to Edinburgh in Scotland, four hours there and four hours back….. six hours in Edinburgh. A special offer on the trains, was to good to miss, so we choose to go to Edinburgh. Normally we only visit in passing, mostly just a couple of hours, so this quite a treat. We did lots of exploring, but I haven’t download todays photos yet, so here are a few cloud photos from our trip to Islay & Jura, Scotland, last year 2016. First two photos are Islay and the last two are views of Jura.
Last year we visited the Islands of Jura and Islay, off the west coast of Scotland, mainly for the Whisky Festivals. We stayed on Jura for their Whisky Festival, which was brilliant, even thought the weather was pretty cold, wet and miserable, the whiskey was great. But this post is about the small church, Jura Parish Church which stands on the inland side of the main road up the eastern coast of Jura at the northern end of the island’s only village, Craighouse.
A very simple plain church, but has a very calming interior. Built in 1777 at a cost of £115, this new church, replaced the old parish church which was sited more inland from the coast and less convenient for the villagers of Craighouse.
I found this old photo of the church and it shows how the church has changed over time. The original church had no seats and no belfry, and according to one report was already in a state of disrepair by the early 1800s. The building was extensively renovated and enlarged in 1842. The current interior of the church dates back to another refurbishment that took place in 1922.
The stained glass window in the north east wall was dedicated in 1946 in thanks for the safe return of all but one of the Jura men who went to war.
The church has wonderful views, overlooking the Small Islands out in the bay.
May 2016
