Feolin
CountryScotland
Static image nameFeolin Ferry, Isle of Jura.jpg
Gaelic nameFaolainn
Coordinates55.85°N 6.09°W
Os grid referenceNR440692
Unitary scotlandArgyll and Bute
Lieutenancy scotlandArgyll and Bute
Constituency westminsterArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Constituency scottish parliamentArgyll and Bute
Post townISLE OF JURA
Postcode districtPA60
Postcode areaPA
Dial code01496

Feolin (also known as Feolin Ferry) is a slipway on the west coast of Jura. MV Eilean Dhiura provides a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Port Askaig on Islay across the Sound of Islay, the only regular access to the island. The road on both islands has the designation A846.

History

The name "Feolin" means "Field or stony place by the shore".[1]

References

  1. ^ "Placenames F-J". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.