Craighouse

There's great fishing to be had all around the island, even in Craighouse, the cluster of cottages and shops Jura folk call "town."

Jura offers a taste of old Scotland 2006

Five minutes after jumping up into Alex's bus we're already spilling out at the Jura Distillery in Craighouse, accepting 16-year-old drams.

Jura offers a taste of old Scotland 2006

Beyond nightfall, there's nothing to do in Craighouse but fortify myself in the Jura Hotel's pub with such specialties as grilled mackerel appetizers and fresh venison pie, served with mounds of bread and potatoes.

Literary Pilgrimages: George Orwell 1998

Tomorrow it's back to Craighouse to teach a bridging course for two of our creative writing MA students who are pursuing a screenwriting option this trimester.

Introduction to Screenwriting trainer training DAVID BISHOP 2010

We visited the only pub on the island – the Jura Hotel in Craighouse – on the way home to sample the local Jura whisky, which helped shake us back into normality again!

Readers' tips: literary locations 2010

There's been a steady stream of people coming to see us at the Craighouse campus in Edinburgh, eager to find out more.

FP mega-signing for TPO was a blast DAVID BISHOP 2009

My plan to write an article about the English longbow and Robin Hood isn't making much progress, and it's back to Craighouse tomorrow for two days prepping the MA course.

My fizzog on a [Scottish] telly soon. Maybe DAVID BISHOP 2009

There's been a steady stream of people coming to see us at the Craighouse campus in Edinburgh, eager to find out more.

Archive 2009-03-01 DAVID BISHOP 2009

My plan to write an article about the English longbow and Robin Hood isn't making much progress, and it's back to Craighouse tomorrow for two days prepping the MA course.

Archive 2009-08-01 DAVID BISHOP 2009

It is likely the albino squirrel's home is in the woods at Napier University's Craighouse Campus or in the conservation area between the campus and Craiglockhart.

Archive 2008-01-01 Jan 2008