Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost occupied island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short embankment. The island is named for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is commonly talked, and at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic speakers (62% of the population). The Isle of Barra is roughly 60 km2 (23 sq mi) in area, 11 miles (18 km) long as well as 6 miles (10 kilometres) broad. A single-track roadway, the A888, runs around the shore of the southerly part of the island adhering to the flattest land and offering the many seaside settlements. The interior of the island here is hilly and unoccupied. The west and also north of the island has white sandy coastlines consisting of sand created from aquatic coverings adjacent the grassed machair, while the south east side has various rough inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula runs to the coastline airport as well as Eoligarry.
