Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links Barra to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.
- Locality with about 1,170 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 1,257 feet (383 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code BRR
- …is also known as “Isle of Barra”
- Description: island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: HS9
Places of Interest
Highlights include Heaval and Isle of Barra distillery.
Isle of Barra distillery
Distillery
Isle of Barra distillery is a gin distillery and…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlebay and Borve.
Borve
Borve is a village on the west coast of the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Barra
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Latitude
56.9804° or 56° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
-7.4573° or 7° 27′ 26″ west
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Barra” goes by many names.
BarraAsturian
islla de BarraAsturian
BarraBasque
বার্রাBishnupriya
BarraighBreton
Illa de BarraCatalan
BarraCebuano
Isle of Barra (pulo sa Hiniusang Gingharian)Cebuano
巴拉岛Chinese
BarraCzech
BarraDanish
BarraDutch
باراEgyptian Arabic
BarraEsperanto
BarraFinnish
BarraighFinnish
ΜπάραGreek
בארה (אי)Hebrew
BarraHungarian
BarreyIcelandic
Insulo BarraIdo
BarraighIrish
BarraItalian
バラ島Japanese
바라섬Korean
BaraLithuanian
BarraNorwegian
BarraNorwegian Bokmål
BarraNorwegian Nynorsk
BarraPolish
БарраRussian
BarraScots
BarraighScottish Gaelic
Eilean BharraighScottish Gaelic
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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