Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and also the second southernmost occupied island there, after the nearby island of Vatersay to which it is linked by a brief embankment. The island is named for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is widely spoken, as well as at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic audio speakers (62% of the population). The Isle of Barra is roughly 60 km2 (23 sq mi) in location, 11 miles (18 kilometres) long and also 6 miles (10 km) large. A single-track road, the A888, runs around the coastline of the southerly part of the island following the flattest land and also offering the many coastal negotiations. The interior of the island right here is sloping and uninhabited. The west and also north of the island has white sandy coastlines containing sand produced from aquatic shells adjoining the grassed machair, while the south eastern side has various rough inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula runs to the beach airport and also Eoligarry.