Isle Of Barra
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and also the 2nd southernmost inhabited island there, after the surrounding island of Vatersay to which it is linked by a brief causeway. The island is called for Saint Finbarr of Cork. In 2011, the population was 1,174. Gaelic is widely spoken, 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 area, 11 miles (18 kilometres) lengthy and also 6 miles (10 kilometres) wide. A single-track road, the A888, runs around the shore of the southern part of the island complying with the flattest land as well as offering the many coastal settlements. The inside of the island right here is hilly as well as uninhabited. The west and north of the island has white sandy coastlines including sand produced from aquatic coverings adjacent the grassed machair, while the south east side has various rocky inlets. To the north a sandy pensinsula goes to the beach flight terminal as well as Eoligarry.