Feolin
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.
Feolin
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Feolin Ferry, the view from Port Askaig | |
Feolin Location within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NR440692 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF JURA |
Postcode district | PA60 |
Dialling code | 01496 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
History
The name "Feolin" means "Field or stony place by the shore".[1]
References
- "Placenames F-J" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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