The Isle of Jura extends for almost 28 miles in length being a maximum width of about 7 miles although at the Loch Tarbert inlet (see map alongside) this deceases to around one mile.

The north of the island (above Loch Tarbert) is scarcely populated. Even the road dies out around ten miles short of the headland although an ordinary car can negotiate the first six miles on a unsurfaced track.

For those able to get there perhaps on foot or bicycle you could see the Gulf ….