Castlebay

The main town on the island is Castlebay where the ferry lands

At The Shop

There's one small grocery store on the Island in the centre of Castlebay with thi view from the car park.

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Jim in Castlebay

Island Life

A view of one of the little inlets and communities that inhabit Barra.

Airport

You can get to Barra by plane with a daily service from Glasgow. the flight takes about 45 mins which is a lot quicker than the 5 or so hours on the ferry.

Airport Terminal

The airport was visible from the cottage and about a 15 minute walk around the bay to reach it.

International Arrivals

No that busy when we visited. Tide dependant there are just a couple of flights a day to the Island and back

Runways

Once the tide goes out there's 3 runways marked out across the beach. Personnel check the sands for debris each day before the plan lands.

Mobile

Myslf and Paul mobile on the West coast as we activiate WAB squares

West Coast

Sandy bays and seals on the west coast

Beach DX

On the West coast looking for Stateside

West Coast Dunes

These are the sand dunes just behind the airport where the island is very narrow and you can easily see the sea on both sides form the top of the dunes.

Vatersay

this is the stone causeway that runs between Barr and the Island of Vatersay.