Mrs Starling
Mrs Starling is a memorial in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Mrs Starling is situated nearby to Jura Airstrip, as well as near the forest Lùb an Fhraoich.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isle of Jura and Craighouse.
Isle of Jura
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. It's 30 miles long by 7 miles wide, with a population of only 196 in 2011. It has poor boggy soil and three conical hills known as the Paps of Jura.
Craighouse
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura. Craighouse is situated 3½ miles southwest of Mrs Starling.
Mrs Starling
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In loving memory of MRS STARLING whose home this was between 2003 and 2008. She raised many little starlings here and defaced many intrusive letters before laying herself to rest in 2009 back in her own home, No 1 post box, Knockrome, her lifes work done.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87644° or 55° 52′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.91° or 5° 54′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7PV3GQ+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1800549257OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=post_boxOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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