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 smal ...
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 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 ...
across the
Sound of Islay, 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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