Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to as well as northeast of Islay. With a location of 36,692 hectares, or 142 square miles, as well as only 196 citizens recorded in the 2011 census, Jura is much more sparsely populated than Islay, as well as is just one of the least largely populated islands of Scotland: in a listing of the islands of Scotland ranked by dimension, Jura comes 8th, whereas by population it comes 31st. Jura becomes part of the council area of Argyll as well as Bute. The island is hilly, bare as well as sterile, covered mostly by large locations of blanket bog. The main settlement is the east shore village of Craighouse, which is its funding. Craighouse is residence to the Jura distillery, creating Isle of Jura single malt whisky. The town is likewise home to the island's only resort, store and church. Other negotiations include Ardfernal, Ardmenish, Inverlussa, Keils, Kinuachdrachd, Knockrome, Lagg, Leargybreck and also Tarbert. In between Jura's north idea and also the island of Scarba lies the Gulf of Corryvreckan, where a whirlpool makes passage unsafe at certain states of the tide. The southerly part of the island, from Loch Tarbert southwards, is assigned a nationwide scenic location (NSA), among 40 such locations in Scotland, which are defined so regarding determine locations of remarkable surroundings and also ensure their security from unacceptable advancement. The Jura NSA covers 30,317 hectares in overall, consisting of 21,072 ha of land, with a more 9245 ha being marine (i.e. listed below low tide).