Feolin (also known as Feolin Ferry) is a
slipway
A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small ...
on the west coast of
Jura. provides a vehicle and passenger ferry service from
Port Askaig
Port Askaig ( gd, Port Asgaig) is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay (Caol Ìle) across from Jura.
Economy
Port Askaig has a hotel, a petrol station and shop next to the ...
on
Islay
Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The isl ...
across the
Sound of Islay
The Sound of Islay ( gd, Caol Ìle) is a narrow strait between the islands of Islay and Jura off the west coast of Scotland. It is about in extent from north to south and lies between Rubh' a' Mhàil on Islay and Rubh' Aird na Sgitheich on Jura ...
, the only regular access to the island. The road on both islands has the designation
A846.
History
The name "Feolin" means "Field or stony place by the shore".
References
External links
Feolin Study Centre
Jura, Scotland
Villages on Jura, Scotland
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