The Gulf of Corryvreckan, also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of mainland Scotland.
A Corryvreckan whirlpool
An aerial photograph, facing southwest, of the Gulf of Corryvreckan and its surroundings. The two islands to the top right are Jura (the larger one) and Scarba; the Gulf of Corryvreckan lies between them. Stretching off to the top left is the Sound of Jura.
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay. With an area of 36,692 hectares (142 sq mi), and 196 inhabitants recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is more sparsely populated than Islay, and is one of the least densely populated islands of Scotland: in a list of the islands of Scotland ranked by size, Jura comes eighth, whereas by population it comes 31st. The island is mountainous, bare and largely infertile, covered by extensive areas of blanket bog.
Craighouse from the pier with the Paps of Jura in the background
A view making clear how the Paps acquired their name, "paps" being an informal English word for breasts or teats.
A Neolithic monument at Tarbert
The remains of Claig Castle, a vital stronghold of Somerled
