Castlebay Community School
Castlebay Community School is a bilingual Gaelic/English school for ages 3–18 on the Scottish island of Barra. There are four schools on Barra - three in Castlebay - the Nursery School/Sgoil àraich, Castlebay Primary School/Bun-sgoil Bhàgh a’ Chaisteil, and…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: castlebayschool@gnes.net
- Type: School
- Description: secondary school in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Castlebay School” and “Sgoil Bhàgh a‘ Chaisteil”
- Address: Bàgh a‘ Chaisteil, Isle of Barra, HS9 5XD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Brendan’s Hospital and Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra.
St Brendan’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brendan's Hospital is a hospital in Castlebay on the island of Barra, Eileanan Siar. It is managed by NHS Western Isles. St Brendan’s Hospital is situated 1,600 feet south of Castlebay Community School.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra
Church
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea, Barra is situated 2,500 feet east of Castlebay Community School.
Barra Island Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barra Island Lifeboat Station is located at Castlebay, a village at the southern end of the Isle of Barra, part of the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago sitting off the north-west coast of Scotland. Barra Island Lifeboat Station is situated 2,200 feet east of Castlebay Community School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlebay and Caolas.
Castlebay
Village
Photo: Paul Store, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay.
Caolas
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caolas, is a small settlement on the island of Vatersay, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Caolas is within the parish of Barra. It is the westernmost settlement in Scotland. Caolas is situated 1½ miles southwest of Castlebay Community School.
Borve
Village
Photo: Dr Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Borve is within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road. Borve is situated 1½ miles north of Castlebay Community School.
Castlebay Community School
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.95631° or 56° 57′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.4972° or 7° 29′ 50″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Operator
Comhairle nan Eilean SiarOpen location code
9C8JXG43+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 392152187OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolGeoNames ID
9884658Wikidata ID
Q5050456
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In Other Languages
“Castlebay Community School” goes by many names.
- French: “Castlebay Community School”
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