Big Beach

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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Airport Beach”, “Traigh Mhor”, “Traigh Mhòr”, and “Tràigh Mhòr”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barra Airport and Orosay.

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

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 Traigh Mhòr, the "big beach" on the north east coast of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Judith Cutler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Big Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardmore and Eoligarry.

Village
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in the Western Isles, . is also within the parish of Barra. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Big Beach.

Big Beach

Latitude
57.02316° or 57° 1′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.43438° or 7° 26′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C9J2HF8+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 199822223
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Wiki­data ID
Q7832702
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Big Beach” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Traigh Mhor”
  • Polish: “Traigh Mhòr”
  • Polish: “Tràigh Mhòr”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barra Airport and Ben Beag Eoligarry.

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