An Oitir Mhòr
An Oitir Mhòr is a strait in Western Isles, Scotland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barra Airport and Gighay.
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.
Gighay
Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gighay an uninhabited island off the northeast coast of Barra. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barra and Ardmore.
Barra
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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
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.
An Oitir Mhòr
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.0319° or 57° 1′ 55″ northLongitude
-7.3893° or 7° 23′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C9J2JJ6+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1161392531OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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