![]() ![]() It is believed that Jura may have been Hinba, the island to which the 6th-century missionary, Columba, retreated from the monastic community he founded on Iona, when he wished for a more contemplative life. The kingdom thrived for a few centuries, and formed a springboard for Christianisation of the mainland. It was divided into a handful of regions, controlled by particular kin groups, of which the Cenél nÓengusa controlled Jura and Islay. Jura is closer to Ireland's northern province of Ulster than it is to Glasgow, so it should not be unexpected that Irish people crossed the Straits of Moyle and established the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata. ![]() There is a Neolithic chambered cairn at Poll a' Cheo in the southwest of the island. History Early years Įvidence of settlements on Jura dating from the Mesolithic period was first uncovered by the English archaeologist John Mercer in the 1960s. These hills were the subject of William McTaggart's 1902 painting The Paps of Jura, displayed in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The route of the annual Isle of Jura Fell Race includes all three Paps and four other hills. The Paps dominate the landscape in the region and are visible from the Mull of Kintyre and, on a clear day, from the Isle of Skye and Northern Ireland.
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