Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the 2nd southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is attached by a brief embankment. The island is named for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is commonly spoken, and also at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic audio speakers (62% of the population). The Isle of Barra is approximately 60 km2 (23 sq mi) in area, 11 miles (18 kilometres) long and 6 miles (10 kilometres) large. A single-track roadway, the A888, runs around the shore of the southerly part of the island complying with the flattest land and also offering the many seaside settlements. The inside of the island here is sloping and also uninhabited. The west and north of the island has white sandy coastlines including sand created from marine shells adjacent the grassed machair, while the south eastern side has countless rough inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula goes to the coastline flight terminal and Eoligarry.