Bayherivagh
Northbay is a township and community in the north of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Northbay is within the parish of Barra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bàgh a Tuath”, “Bayhirivagh”, and “Northbay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Barra Airport and Big Beach.
Barra Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barra Airport is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhòr at the northern tip of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Barra Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Bayherivagh.
Big Beach
Beach
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tràigh Mhòr, in English 'Big Beach', is a large expanse of sand forming a magnificent white beach at the northern end of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in the village of Ardmhor extending to the village of Eoligarry. Big Beach is situated 1½ miles north of Bayherivagh.
Orosay
Islet
Photo: Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orosay is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of Barra. Orosay is situated 2 miles north of Bayherivagh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardveenish and Bogach.
Ardveenish
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardveenish is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland. Ardveenish is also within the parish of Barra.
Bogach
Hamlet
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bogach is a village on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bogach is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on a minor road, linked to the A888.
Ardmore
Village
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project.
Bayherivagh
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.00083° or 57° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
-7.42562° or 7° 25′ 32″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C9J2H2F+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3941573759OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Bayherivagh” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Northbay”
- Dutch: “Northbay”
- French: “Northbay”
- Irish: “Am Bágh a Tuath”
- Irish: “Bágh-a-Tuath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bagh Shiarabhagh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bagh Thiarabhagh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Thiarabhagh”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bayherivagh”. Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.