Barra Head Island

Barra Head, also known as Berneray, is the southernmost island of the in . Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 630 feet (190 metres)
  • Description: southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Ard Cholla”
    “Barra Head”
    “Barra Head Ceann Bharraigh”
    “Beàrnaraigh”
    “Bernera”
    “Berneray”
    “Berneray of Barra Head”
    “Eilean Bernera”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Barra Head Lighthouse and Mingulay.
Lighthouse
on Barra Head identifies the…
is the second largest of the Bishop's Isles in the of .
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Latitude
56.78404° or 56° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
-7.63637° or 7° 38′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C8JQ9M7+JF
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Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Barra Head Island” goes by many names.
BeàrnaraighBreton
Beàrnaraigh Cheann BharraighBreton
Barra HeadCatalan
Barra Head IslandCebuano
Cheann BernerayCebuano
巴拉海島Chinese
Barra HeadCzech
Barra HeadDutch
بارا هيادEgyptian Arabic
BeárnaraighIrish
バーナレイ島Japanese
Barra HeadNorwegian
Barra HeadNorwegian Bokmål
Barra HeadNorwegian Nynorsk
Barra HeadPolish
БернерайRussian
БернерейRussian
Barra HeidScots
BeàrnaraighScottish Gaelic
Barra Head IslandSwedish
Cheann BerneraySwedish

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