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Population1,078
GeoNames
RegionScotland
Elevation545 ft
166 m
Time zoneEurope/London
Nearest airportBarra Airport (BRR)
3 mi
Why visit Barra
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Heaval and Tràigh Mhòr.
Weather in Barra
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Photos of Barra
Things to do10
Tràigh Mhòr
Beach · 3.2 mi
Beach on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Museums and landmarks2
Restaurants and cafes1
Isle of Barra Distillery
Brewery and winery · 1.4 mi
Still in development - will in future produce single malt whisky
Map of Barra
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Getting there and nearby towns
Barra Airport (BRR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 miles away.
- Isle of South Uist 19 mi north, about 30 min by car
- Benbecula 33 mi north, about 52 min by car
- Isle of North Uist 43 mi north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Nach Ostsüdost orientiertes Gletschertal auf Barra, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barra, Blick von der Inselmitte westwärts nach Borve, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Barra, Blick von der Inselmitte ostwärts zum Küstenabschnitt zwischen Brevig und Earsairidh, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Angerissener Torf an der Flanke des Heaval, Barra, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Blick von der Flanke des Heaval nordwärts über Barra nach South Uist, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Loch am Torf, Barra, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castlebay and the Heaval, Kloniwotski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heaval top, Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Flanks of Thartabhal, Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Blick von der Nordflanke des Heaval westwärts über Loch Uisge, GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0
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