Barra
| Scottish Gaelic name | Eilean Bharraigh |
|---|---|
| Scots name | Barra |
The Village of Castlebay from the sea with Kisimul Castle in the foreground and the heights of Heaval beyond | |
| Location | |
Barra Barra shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF687004 |
| Coordinates | 56°59′00″N 7°28′00″W / 56.9833°N 7.4667°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 5,875 ha (22+5⁄8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 20 |
| Highest elevation | Heaval, 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,209 |
| Population rank | 12 |
| Population density | 20.6 people/km2 |
| Largest settlement | Castlebay |
| References | |
Barra (/ˈbærə/; Scottish Gaelic: Barraigh [ˈparˠaj] or Eilean Bharraigh [ˈelan ˈvarˠaj] ⓘ; Scots: 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 the Vatersay Causeway.
In 2022, the population was 1,209, an increase of 35 since the 2011 census. English and Gaelic are widely spoken, and at the 2011 Census, there were 761 Gaelic speakers (62% of the population, falling from 76% in the 1991 census). Barra's airport is claimed to be the only one in the world to have regular scheduled flights landing on a beach.