An iconic mountain range located in the southwestern section of the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides. This range consists of the peaks of Beinn a' Chaolais (733m / 2404 feet), Beinn Shiantaidh (757m / 2483 feet) and, the highest, Beinn an Oir (785m / 2575 feet). Providing a popular backdrop for artists and photographers, the Paps of Jura have been notably painted by folklorist John Francis Campbell (1821-85), and artists William McTaggart (1835 - 1910) and John Lowrie Morrison (b.1948).
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