Places to see in ( Isle of Barra - UK )
Places to see in ( Isle of Barra - UK )
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides,Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by a short causeway. In 2011, the population was 1,174. The area of Barra is roughly 60 square kilometres (23 sq mi), 11 miles long and 6 miles wide. The main village is Castlebay (Bàgh a' Chaisteil). A single track road runs around the coast of the island where the flattest land and houses are, the interior of the island is hilly and uninhabited.
The west of the island has white sandy beaches backed by shell-sand, machair and the east has numerous rocky inlets. Kisimul Castle at Castlebay is on a rock in the bay, giving the village its name. A smaller medieval tower house, Dun Mhic Leoid, can be found in the middle of Loch St Clare on the west side of the island at Tangasdale. The highest elevation on the island is Heaval, halfway up which is a prominent white marble statue of the Madonna and Child, called Our Lady of the Sea, which was erected during the Marian year of 1954. The predominant faith on the island is Catholicism and the Catholic church dedicated to Our Lady of the Sea is immediately apparent to all who arrive at Castlebay.
Other places of interest on the island include a ruined church and museum at Cille Bharra, a number of Iron Age brochs such as those at Dùn Chuidhir and An Dùn Bàn, and a range of other Iron Age and later structures which have recently been excavated and recorded. Barra is connected by a causeway to the smaller island of Vatersay, population 90.
Barra's tiny airport, near Northbay, uses the beach called An Tràigh Mhòr (The Great Beach) as a runway. Planes can land and take off only at low tide, so the timetable varies. Voted the world's most stunning landing spot, Barra's airport is claimed to be the only airport in the world to have scheduled flights landing on a beach.
Ferries to Oban, Lochboisdale, Tiree and Eriskay are run by Caledonian MacBrayne. Castlebay is the main port from which ferries sail to Oban on the Scottish mainland, Tiree and Lochboisdale (Loch Baghasdail) in South Uist. The mainland crossing takes about 5 hours. A vehicular ferry travels between Ardmore (An Àird Mhòr) and Ceann a' Gharaidh in Eriskay (Èirisgeigh). The crossing takes around 40 minutes.
The fish factory, Barratlantic, in Northbay is a major contributor to the island's economy and the Hebridean Toffee Factory in Castlebay is one of the few manufacturers on Barra. Tourism provides the main income for the majority of islanders; the high season lasts from May to September. Thousands of people visit the island every year, the busiest times being during Fèis Bharraigh & BarraFest in July. The Dualchas Heritage and Cultural Centre is located in Castlebay, next to Castlebay Community School. It has various exhibitions each year, and is open throughout the year.
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Edin's Hall Broch, Scottish Borders
A day out walking in the Scottish Borders.
Edin's Hall Broch (also Edinshall Broch; Odin's Hall Broch) is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders. A broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found only in Scotland. This one is believed to have been constructed between the two Roman occupations of southern Scotland, on the site of a much earlier fort. A peaceful place echoing with history.
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Tiree Wildlife and Landscape
Slideshow of wildlife and Landscape of Tiree
Scotland Trip 2014 - UPDATED!
My niece Paige and I traveled to the Outer Hebrides and Isle of Skye in Scotland from the end of May through the first week of June 2014. We also took a charter boat trip out to St. Kilda, and visited the Kelpies in Falkirk (halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh). It was a great trip! Here's a photo montage I put together of the highlights. I finally figured out how to get MUCH better video quality from FCPX, so this version is 10X better than the one I previously posted. Enjoy!
Message from the skies 2020 - Chapter 5 - Robin Robertson - Ten Thousand Miles of Edge
Message from the skies 2020
Robin Robertson - Ten Thousand Miles of Edge
Nelson Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland
About the creative team
Writer: Robin Robertson was brought up on the north-east coast of Scotland. After taking degrees in Scotland and Canada he moved to London and a career in publishing. He has written five collections of poetry, selected in Sailing the Forest (2014), and translated Euripides and the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. His narrative poem, The Long Take, won the 2019 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Goldsmiths Prize for innovative fiction and was the first poem to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Long Take has been optioned for film.
Designers and Filmmakers: Cristina Spiteri and Susanna Murphy of Bright Side Studios, connect the space between art and technology to create powerful human experiences. Together they create rich animated and interactive digital content and are established innovators in the creation of immersive environments. They have a passion for playing with illusion and visual wonderment to weave compelling stories that create emotional connections with their audience.
Composer: Alasdair Roberts is musician of mixed Scottish and German parentage, raised in the Trossachs, resident in Glasgow for a quarter of a century and currently temporarily exiled in London. Primarily a singer, guitarist, composer of new music and interpreter of traditional songs and ballads, he has released several LPs via Chicago-based label Drag City and has toured extensively in Scotland, Europe and beyond. He has collaborated with a diverse range of fellow musicians as well as with film- and theatre-makers, poets, poseurs, painters and puppeteers. His most recent LP The Fiery Margin was released in September 2019.
About this location
On the top of the highest point on Calton Hill, the Nelson Monument stands offering one of the best panoramic views of Edinburgh from its viewing platform. Originally built between 1807-1815 as a tribute to Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, an esteemed British officer in the Royal Navy, for both his role in the victory of the Battle of Trafalgar as well as his death in the same battle, this monument was also often used by ships in the port of Leith and the Firth of Forth to tell time and allow them to set their chronometers. Installed in 1853, a time ball still sits on top of the monument and is raised and lowered manually to mark the time.