Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the 2nd southernmost occupied island there, after the surrounding island of Vatersay to which it is linked by a short causeway. The island is called for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is widely talked, and at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic speakers (62% of the population). The Isle of Barra is approximately 60 km2 (23 sq mi) in location, 11 miles (18 km) lengthy and 6 miles (10 kilometres) wide. A single-track road, the A888, runs around the coastline of the southern part of the island complying with the flattest land and also offering the many coastal settlements. The interior of the island below is sloping and uninhabited. The west as well as north of the island has white sandy beaches containing sand produced from marine coverings adjoining the grassed machair, while the south east side has many rough inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula goes to the coastline airport as well as Eoligarry.