Did you know
The old pier dates from 1812 to 1814.
It was put up under the Commissioners for Highland Roads and Bridges, the body that built harbours and roads across the Highlands in those years.
Isle of Jura
Craighouse
Jura's one village, strung along Small Isles Bay, with the distillery, the hotel, the shop and the pier.
Welcome
Craighouse is the only village on Jura, and almost everything the island offers a visitor is gathered along its one street.
The whitewashed distillery stands at the centre, with the Jura Hotel across the road and the community shop and the Antlers a few steps on. Down at the old stone pier, built between 1812 and 1814, fishing boats tie up near the pontoons where the summer passenger ferry from Tayvallich comes in. A craft shop, a rum distillery and a photographer's gallery share the Pier Garage. The village looks out across Small Isles Bay to a string of low islets, with the hills rising behind. It is about eight miles from the Feolin ferry by the island's single road.
Before you go
Everything is within a few minutes on foot along the shore road.
The passenger ferry from Tayvallich lands at the pontoons; the bus from Feolin stops in the village.
- Getting there
- By Islay and the ferry from Port Askaig to Feolin, or in summer the passenger ferry from Tayvallich to Craighouse.
- Where
- On the east coast, about eight miles from the Feolin ferry.
- In the village
- The distillery, the hotel, the shop and post office, a cafe, fuel and the pier.
Did you know
Did you know
You can arrive without a car.
From April to September a fast catamaran runs from Tayvallich on the mainland straight to the pontoons here, in under an hour.
Did you know
This is where the island fills up.
Water, diesel and petrol are all sold in Craighouse, and there is nowhere else on Jura to get them.
What is on
What is new across Jura, day by day.
New places, news and stories, as we find them.
What is on on JuraWhere it is
On Small Isles Bay, the east coast of Jura.
Close byThe rest of Jura, near at hand.
Isle of Jura DistilleryThe whisky distillery in Craighouse, founded around 1810 and brought back to life by the islanders in 1963.Under a mile1 min by road
The Jura Hotel RestaurantThe family-run hotel in Craighouse, with a restaurant over the Sound of Jura and the island's only pub.Under a mile1 min by road
Jura Community ShopJura's community-run shop and post office in Craighouse, stocking everyday needs and Wild Jura venison.Under a mile1 min by road
The AntlersA bakehouse, café and bar in Craighouse opposite the shop, with sourdough, pies, bakes and island rum.Under a mile1 min by road
Deer Island DistilleryJura's rum distillery, at the Pier Garage in Craighouse, making a spiced rum since 2021.Under a mile1 min by road
Corran SandsA long sweep of pale sand at the head of Small Isles Bay near Craighouse, sheltered, shallow and under the Paps of Jura.5 miles7 min by road
Hidden Scotland, the magazine
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
Find out more
For further reading, before you go.
- Things to do on JuraThe island's own list of what is open in and around the village.isleofjura.scotIsle of Jura↗
- Craighouse, Small Isles Harbour, Old PierThe national record of the pier of 1812 to 1814.trove.scottrove.scot↗
- Getting to and around JuraThe passenger ferry from Tayvallich, the car ferries via Islay, buses and taxis.isleofjura.scotIsle of Jura↗
- CalMac timetablesKennacraig to Islay, for the ferry from Port Askaig to Feolin.calmac.co.ukCalMac↗