Ardmore

Ardmhor is a small village in the north east of the Isle of in the , . In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project.
Wikipedia
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village on Barra, Scotland
  • Also known as: “Àird Mhòr” and “Ardmore, Barra”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Airport and Big Beach.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of at the northern tip of the island of in the , Scotland.

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 in the of , in the village of Ardmhor extending to the village of Eoligarry.

Islet
Photo: Neil King, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of , the "big beach" on the north east coast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardveenish and Bayherivagh.

Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in the Western Isles, . is also within the parish of Barra.

Village
Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Northbay is a township and community in the north of in the , off the west coast of . Northbay is within the parish of Barra.

Hamlet
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of in the , Scotland. is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on a minor road, linked to the A888.

Ardmore

Latitude
57.0098° or 57° 0′ 35″ north
Longitude
-7.42307° or 7° 25′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C9J2H5G+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5261839323
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q4788186
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“Ardmore” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ardmore”
  • Dutch: “Ardmore, Barra”
  • Irish: “An Àird Mhòr, Barraigh”
  • Irish: “An Àird Mhòr”

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