Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the 2nd southernmost populated island there, after the surrounding island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a brief embankment. The island is called for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is widely talked, and also at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic speakers (62% of the population). The Isle of Barra is about 60 km2 (23 sq mi) in area, 11 miles (18 km) long as well as 6 miles (10 km) wide. A single-track road, the A888, runs around the coastline of the southerly part of the island complying with the flattest land as well as offering the many coastal negotiations. The interior of the island right here is hilly and uninhabited. The west and north of the island has white sandy beaches consisting of sand developed from aquatic shells adjoining the grassed machair, while the south east side has various rough inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula goes to the coastline airport terminal and also Eoligarry.