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Barra (/ ˈ b ær ə /; Scottish Gaelic: Barraigh or Eilean Bharraigh [ˈelan ˈvarˠaj] ⓘ; Scots: Barra) is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by the Vatersay Causeway. In 2011, the population was 1,174.
The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishop's Isles, are a small archipelago in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They lie south of the island of Barra , for which they are named. The group consists of nine islands and numerous rocky islets, skerries , and sea stacks.
Barra Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh) (IATA: BRR, ICAO: EGPR) (also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport) is a short-runway airport (or STOLport) situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Uists and Barra: 41: 0 30 Flodaigh: Uists and Barra: 145 * 7 20 Flodaigh Mòr: Uists and Barra: 58: 0 28 Flodday, Sound of Barra: Uists and Barra: 40: 0 41 Flotta: Orkney: 876: 80 58 Foula: Shetland: 1,265: 38 418 Fraoch-eilean: Uists and Barra: 55 [43]-[Note 7] 11 Fuaigh Mòr: Lewis and Harris: 84: 0 67 Fuday (Fùideigh) Uists and Barra: 232: ...
The Hebrides.The Outer Hebrides (in orange) lie to the west with the Inner Hebrides closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. Satellite pictures of Outer Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of mainland Scotland.
Barra Head, also known as Berneray (Scottish Gaelic: Beàrnaraigh; Scots: Barra Heid), is the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago. Originally, Barra Head only referred to the southernmost headland of Berneray but is now a common name for the entire island.
Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of Castlebay. It is most easily ascended from the south east, from the summit of a 102 m high road pass on the A888 about 1 km east of Castlebay. There is a signposted car park nearby.
Mingulay (Scottish Gaelic: Miughalaigh) [5] is the second largest of the Bishop's Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.Located 12 nautical miles (22 kilometres) south of Barra, it is known for an extensive Gaelic oral tradition incorporating folklore, song and stories [6] and its important seabird populations, including puffins, black-legged kittiwakes, and razorbills, which nest in the sea ...