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ISLE OF JURA - Feolin Ferry

by Special K.     United Kingdom > Scotland

N 55° 50.876' W 006° 05.416' (WGS84)

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 Size: micro
Status: Available
 Hidden on: 27 July 2006
 Listed since: 22 November 2007
 Last update: 24 April 2011
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC493C
Also listed at: geocaching.com 

1 Found
0 Not found
1 Note
0 Watchers
0 Ignorers
126 Page visits
0 Log pictures
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Description    Deutsch (German)



- WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF JURA -


FEOLIN FERRY...

...is the island's main port with a regular services to Port Askaig across the Sound of Islay. Most visitors will take their first step to Jura at this point.

Feolin ferry arriving from Port Askaig
Feolin ferry arriving from Port Askaig (Ferry Service visit link)

THE ISLE OF JURA...

... is the largest island in Argyll and is one of the least known islands in Scotland, with a population of about 180 people and over 6000 deer. The presence of deer clearly goes back a long way, as the name Jura is thought to derive from the Norse for "Deer Island". There is even a type of stag with an unusual antler form that is unique to Jura, known as the cromie stag.
Today only the eastern coastal areas of the island are inhabited, with the rest of the island remaining an unspoilt wilderness of mountains, rivers, lochs and wetlands. It is rich in history dating right back to Stone Age times, with many sites of historic interest including standing stones, iron age forts and abandoned villages pointing to a bygone age when the island supported a much larger population than it does today.




More caches on The Isle Of Jura

THE ISLE OF JURA: Feolin Ferry (visit link), Corryvreckan Whirlpool (visit link), PAPS OF JURA: Beinn An Oir (visit link), WEST COAST OF JURA: Am Miadar (visit link), The Natural Arc (visit link), Glengarisdale Bay (visit link)


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Log entries for ISLE OF JURA - Feolin Ferry    Found 1x Not found 0x Note 1x

Found 19 June 2019 Team Alpini found the geocache

Hier hatten wir sehr viel Zeit zum Loggen. Unsere Fähre viel wegen Motorschadens aus.
Nach ungefähr zwei Stunden Wartezeit wurden wir mit einem Lifeboat übergesetzt.


Here we had a lot of time to log. Our ferry a lot because of engine damage.
After about two hours of waiting, we were put on a lifeboat.
TFTC

Note 12 March 2016 following wrote a note

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