Castlebay, Barra

Name: Castlebay
Address: Barra, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Barra

Village, Top attraction, Harbor

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Castlebay is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra. The village is located on the A888, which serves as a circular road around Barra. In 1971 it had a population of 307. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°57'19"N, 7°29'11"W

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Barra United Kingdom

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Castlebay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heaval, Allasdale, Northbay, Fuiay.

1 miNE
Rugged trails and sweeping island views
Heaval, Barra
26 min walk • Heaval is the highest hill on the Outer Hebridean island of Barra, Scotland. The highest point is 383 metres high above sea level and it is located 1.5 km northeast of Castlebay.
3.2 miN
Archaeological site
Allasdale, Barra
82 min walk • Allasdale is a settlement on Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Barra, and is situated on the A888 which is the island's circular main road.
3.9 miNE
Harbor
Northbay, Barra
99 min walk • Northbay is a township and community in the north of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Northbay is within the parish of Barra. There was a long history of settlement in the area - the neolithic standing stones at Borve testify to this.
5.3 miNE
Island
Fuiay
136 min walk • Fuiay is an island in Scotland. It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides. Its area is 84 ha and the unnamed highest eminence reaches 107 m. It is located immediately to the west of Flodday and about 1.5 km southwest of Hellisay.
5.6 miNE
Island
Orosay
143 min walk • Orosay is a small uninhabited tidal island in the Sound of Barra lying at the north end of Traigh Mhòr, the ‘big beach’ on the north east coast of Barra.
6.5 miNE
Island
Hellisay
166 min walk • Hellisay is a currently uninhabited island It is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the southern Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
~1180 ftS
Medieval castle with a tower house
Kisimul Castle
6 min walk • Kisimul Castle and also known as Kiessimul Castle, is a medieval castle located on a small island off Castlebay, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It gets its name from the Norse ciosamul, meaning "castle island".
3 miSE
Island
Muldoanich
77 min walk • Muldoanich is an uninhabited island in the Barra Isles archipelago at the southern extremity of the larger island chain of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
5 miSW
Island
Flodday near Vatersay
127 min walk • Flodday is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland.
4.6 miS
Island
Sandray
117 min walk • Sandray is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony.
4.3 miNE
Village
Ardveenish, Barra
109 min walk • Ardveenish is a village on Barra in the Western Isles, Scotland. Ardveenish is also within the parish of Barra.