Lord Dunderheid

  General Description Barra, as noted in the previous post, lies immediately to the north of Vatersay, across the Vatersay causeway. Although larger than Vatersay, Barra is still one of the smaller Hebridean islands, of a similar size to, say, Tiree or Coll. It is roughly 23 sq miles in size, about 9 miles north to south and 7 miles east to west. However, the main part of the island is roughly 7 by 7 miles. South of this main section is a small lump of a hill (Beinn Tangabhal at 332 feet). This hill lies between Vatersay to the south and the main part of Barra to the north. At the northern end of the island there is the Eoligarry peninsula (pronounced, I believe, something like Owl-E-Garry), which snakes northwards towards Eriskay and South Uist. In my view Barra is one of the most attractive Hebridean islands, Inner or Outer. It is hard to explain why but I think this is due to the scenic variety available within such a small area. It is mainly a hill (Heabhal at 384 feet) ...