Jura: Island of Deer Book

This is the first major work to be written about one of the largest and most rugged of the Inner Hebrides. Jura is reckoned to be about thirty-four miles long, and in general ten broad, composed chiefly of vast mountains, naked and without the possibility of cultivation. This bare landscape has meant that Jura has always had a smaller population than its neighbors, and was often overlooked in affairs of the times. However, Jura had its part to play through the centuries, and, perhaps partly because of its isolation, it has a fascinating story to tell of Campbell domination, of the hardships endured by its people, and of its contribution to emigration. In Jura: Island of Deer, Peter Youngson surveys not only the broad sweep of the island's history, from the Mesolithic period to the present day, but also focuses on other aspects, such as Jura's natural history and geography and the legends, poetry, and song produced by its inhabitants. The result is a unique and detailed picture of this unjustly neglected island and an important contribution to the literature on the Hebrides.Read More