Tòrr Gormlaig

Tòrr Gormlaig is a locality in Western Isles, Scotland. Tòrr Gormlaig is situated nearby to the village Bayherivagh, as well as near the hamlet Ardveenish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Airport and Orosay.

Barra Airport

Aerodrome

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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 Tòrr Gormlaig.

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 Tòrr Gormlaig.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayherivagh and Ardveenish.

Bayherivagh

Village

Photo: David Gruar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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.

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.

Tòrr Gormlaig

Type: Locality
Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.00329° or 57° 0′ 12″ north

Longitude

-7.42216° or 7° 25′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C9J2H3H+84

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9181434003

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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