Craighouse ( gd, Taigh na Creige) is the main settlement and capital of the
Scottish Inner Hebridean island of
Jura, in
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay.
Since 2007, a passenger-only ferry service between Craighouse and
Tayvallich on the Scottish mainland has operated during the summer months. This service was resurrected by the community after several decades without a direct mainland ferry.
Vehicular access to the island now via a small ferry between
Feolin
Feolin (also known as Feolin Ferry) is a slipway on the west coast of Jura. provides a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Port Askaig on Islay across the Sound of Islay
The Sound of Islay ( gd, Caol Ìle) is a narrow strait between th ...
on Jura ( south of Craighouse via road) and
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 neighbouring
Islay.
Facilities in Craighouse
Today Craighouse is the social centre of the island and is home to:
* Jura Community Shop, (Post Office, provisions, general goods)
* The Jura Hotel
* The Antlers Cafe
* Community run diesel and petrol pumps
* Whisky Island Gallery (photography)
* Deer Island Distillery, producing Jura's only rum
* Camella Crafts (local crafts)
* Jura Distillery, producer of
Isle of Jura Single Malt
Jura distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. The distillery is owned by Glasgow founded and based Whyte and Mackay, which in turn is owned by Philippines-based Emp ...
Whisky
* Jura Service Point (archives, oral history recordings, photocopying, printing, meeting rooms)
* Small Isles Primary School
* Jura Parish Church
* The Village hall
History
The name "Craighouse" means "The house by the rock".
References and footnotes
External links
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Villages on Jura, Scotland
