An Oitir Mhòr

An Oitir Mhòr is a strait in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Airport and Gighay.

Aerodrome
is a short-runway airport situated in the wide shallow bay of at the northern tip of the island of in the , Scotland.

Island
an uninhabited off the northeast coast of . It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the of .

Islet
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 Barra and Ardmore.

is an island in the or Western Isles of Scotland. The main village is the ferry port, Castlebay. A causeway links to the island of Vatersay, and further south are the uninhabited islands of Pabbay, Sandray, Mingulay and Berneray.

Village
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.

Village
Northbay is a township and community in the north of in the , off the west coast of . Northbay is within the parish of Barra.

An Oitir Mhòr

Latitude
57.0319° or 57° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
-7.3893° or 7° 23′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C9J2JJ6+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1161392531
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
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