Sitting to the north of the island of Islay, Jura is dominated by three steep-sided mountains, the ‘Paps’ which rise to over 2575ft each and on a clear day are visible from the Isle of Skye and Northern Ireland. The main settlement on the east coast, Craighouse is the home of the Jura Distillery which produces one of Scotland’s finest whiskies. George Orwell completed his novel ‘1984 while living there and at the island’s northern tip is the famous Corryvreckan whirlpool, the third largest in the world.