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Craighouse

Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. 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.

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 == History ==
History
The name "Craighouse" means "The house by the rock". ==References and footnotes==
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