This graphic shows the shape of the Isle of Jura -- a cursive, italic capital-J. Jura lies about 50 miles due west of Glasgow. It is about 30 miles long and 6 miles wide, virtually bisected by Loch Tarbert.
The Clan Donald badge shows a hand wearing an armored glove holding a red "cross crosslet fitchee" (a cross with cross pieces on the head and arm pieces and the bottom edge sharp like a dagger) over a crosn with jewels. Written on the belt that rings the hand/cross/crown is Clan Donald's motto, "Per mare per terras" -- "By sea by land."
Claig Castle perches on inaccessible "Fraoch Eilean" ("heathery isle") just off the southwest shore of Jura in the Sound of Islay.
The Camas an Staca (also called the "Camus Stack") is the tallest and most visible of three standing stones on Jura that are easily accessible from the road.
The community of Knockrome is the only inhabited place on Jura where all three Paps can be seen. In this picture the tiny village is illuminated by the glow of the late afternoon haze over the Paps.
The Jura Distillery sits on a hill across the street from the Jura Hotel and overlooks Small Isles Bay in the village of Craighouse. According to manager Willie Tait, Isle of Jura is "a highland whisky made on an island."
A small boat sits in the middle of Small Isles Bay at Craighouse, with the fishing pier behind. A small structure sits on the end of the pier. This structure was removed sometime between 1991 and 1994.
Sandy Buie is the last native Gaelic speaker on Jura. In this picture (taken at age 84 or thereabouts), he's wearing a tie and tweed jacket.