Craighouse () is the main settlement and capital of the

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (; , ) is one of 32 unitary authority, unitary council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod ...

. 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, on the

Sound of Jura The Sound of Jura () is a Sound in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is one of the several Sounds of Scotland. It is to the east of the island of Jura and the west of Knapdale, in the north of the Kintyre Peninsula, of the Scottish mainland. ...

. Since 2007, a passenger-only ferry service between Craighouse and

Tayvallich Tayvallich (pronounced ; ) is a small village in the Knapdale area of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The village name has its origins in Gaelic, and means the "house of the pass". The village is built around a sheltered harbour on Loch Sw ...

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 Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The ...

on Jura ( south of Craighouse via road) and

Port Askaig Port Askaig () is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, 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 th ...

on neighbouring

Islay Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll and Bute just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's cap ...

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 Whisky * Jura Service Point (archives, oral history recordings, photocopying, printing, meeting rooms) * Small Isles Primary School * Jura Parish Church * The Village hall

Facilities in Craighouse

History

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