They are steep-sided quartzite hills with distinctive conical shapes resembling breasts.

They can be seen from the Mull of Kintyre and, on a clear day, Skye, Northern Ireland, and Malin Head.

The route of the annual Isle of Jura Fell Race includes all three Paps and four other hills.

When viewed from Kintraw Argyll the midwinter sun briefly shines between two of the paps just before setting.

These hills were the subject of William McTaggart's 1902 painting The Paps of Jura,[2] now displayed in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.