Barra is the most southerly of the inhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides.
Long famed for its beauty - boasting beaches, hills, machair and moor all in a small island - Barra is a special place to visit, especially if you arrive by plane.
The airport is one of the most unusual in the world, with flights landing on the beach at Cockle Strand in between tides. At high tide the runway disappears beneath the waves. Barra is also accessible by ferry, which arrives at the main settlement, Castlebay.
Barra was the stronghold of the Clan MacNeil and last resting place of the author Compton Mackenzie, who wrote Whisky Galore - a romanticised story based on the facts of the 1941 shipwreck of the SS Politician and subsequent salvage of 240,000 bottles of whisky by the islanders of neighbouring Eriskay.
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Northbay
Northbay is a village on the north east coast of Barra, south of the island's airport.
0 miles awayBolnabodach
Balnabodach is a settlement on the north east side of the island of Barra.
0 miles awayCastlebay
Castlebay sits on Barra's southern coast and is the island's largest village.
1.19 miles away
Tangasdale
Tangasdale lies on the Atlantic, facing the west side of Barra.
1.33 miles awayTangasdale Beach
Enjoy breathtaking Atlantic views at Tangasdale beach, located on the Isle of Barra in the Outer...
1.76 miles awayTraigh Mhor Beach
Traigh Mhor beach on the Isle of Barra is the only beach runway in the world to handle scheduled...
3.79 miles awayEast Beach
East Beach is found on the Isle of Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides.
4.04 miles awayWest Bay Beach
West Bay Beach is found on the Isle of Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides.
4.28 miles awayVatersay
Vatersay, the southern-most inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides, is one of the most scenic and...
4.29 miles awayPrince's Beach
Prince’s Beach is located on the west side of the Isle of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides.
9.43 miles awayEriskay
Eriskay is an island in the Outer Hebrides and is located between South Uist and Barra.
9.8 miles awaySmerclett Beach
Smerclett beach is located on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
10.16 miles awayGarrynamonie
Garrynamonie beach is located on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
10.76 miles awayNorth Smerclate
North Smerclate is a small scattered hamlet on the south west coast of South Uist.
10.82 miles awaySouth Glendale Beach
South Glendale beach is found on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
11.78 miles awayKilpheder Beach
Kilpheder beach is located on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
13.03 miles awayDaliburgh Beach
Daliburgh beach is located on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
13.47 miles awayLochboisdale
Lochboisdale is a ferry port on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
14.12 miles awayDaliburgh
Daliburgh (or Dalabrog in Gaelic) lies a few miles north east of Lochboisdale, South Uist's main...
14.15 miles awayAskernish
Askernish is a crafting township in South Uist.
15.46 miles awayFrobost and Askernish Beaches
Frobost and Askernish beaches are located on the Isle of Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
16.16 miles awaySouth Uist
South Uist is a relatively large island lying between Barra and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
18.07 miles awayBornish and Kildonan Beaches
Bornish and Kildonan beaches are found on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides
18.11 miles awayGarryhallie
Garryhallie is a small settlement situated on the main A865 road through the Hebridean island of...
18.73 miles awayKilphedar
Kilpheder is a crofting settlement in the south west of South Uist.
18.73 miles awayOrmaclett Beach
Ormaclett beach is found on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
18.98 miles awayStoneybridge Beach
Stoneybridge beach is located on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
21.6 miles awayHowmore Beach
Howmore beach is found on the Isle of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
22.96 miles awayLoch Druidibeg
Loch Druidibeg is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is an area full of striking contrasts.
24.61 miles awayLochcarnan
Located on the east coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Lochcarnan is a small scattered...
28 miles awayIochdar
The settlement of Lochdar is located on the isolated west coast of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.
29.42 miles awayLiniclate
Liniclate is a scattered settlement that lies at the south end of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.
31.64 miles away
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