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Kasteel
Kisimul Castle
Medieval castle on a rock in Castlebay, seat of the chief of Clan Macneil, reached by a short boat trip from the village.
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Barra & Vatersay: things to do
Places worth your time in Barra & Vatersay
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Things to do in Barra & Vatersay
Bezienswaardigheden, musea, parken en uitzichtpunten in en rond het gebied.
Beach airport
Barra Airport
Airport on the tidal bay of Tràigh Mhòr, opened in 1936, where scheduled flights land on the beach.
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Tràigh Mhòr
Wide shallow bay of cockle sand at the north end of Barra that doubles as the airport runway.
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Heaval
Highest hill on Barra at 383 metres, about 1.5 km north-east of Castlebay, with views south over the Barra Isles.
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Bàgh Halaman
Sandy bay on the west coast of Barra at Tangasdale, on the island ring road.
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Annie Jane Monument
Memorial on Vatersay to the emigrant ship Annie Jane, wrecked off the island in 1853 with the loss of about 350 lives.
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Vatersay beaches
Bàgh Siar and Bàgh a Deas, sandy bays on the west and south of Vatersay, the southernmost inhabited island in the chain.
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Isle of Harris & Tarbert
White beaches, the Bays, Tarbert and the church at Rodel
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The Uists & Benbecula
Machair, chambered cairns and causeways from Berneray to Eriskay
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- Barra & Vatersay (area photo): Conor Lawless from North Uist, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kisimul Castle: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Barra Airport: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tràigh Mhòr: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Heaval: Steve Houldsworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bàgh Halaman: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Annie Jane Monument: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Vatersay beaches: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Isle of Lewis & Stornoway: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Isle of Harris & Tarbert: Zenit, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Uists & Benbecula: Helen Spencer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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