Biruaslum, Vatersay

Name: Biruaslum
Address: Vatersay, United Kingdom

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Biruaslum or Bioruaslam is a stack in the Barra Isles of Scotland, to the west of Vatersay. Approximately 2.5 kilometres from the nearest road, it reaches 72 m in height and there is a ruined prehistoric fort on the southern side. Francis G. Thompson characterizes it as "high and virtually inaccessible"; James Fisher mentions a "fulmar flying up and down its tiny cliff." ()

Coordinates: 56°56'2"N, 7°34'36"W

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

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

4.6 miNE
Rugged trails and sweeping island views
Heaval, Barra
119 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.
3.7 miNE
Village, Harbor
Castlebay, Barra
95 min walk • 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.
5.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Allasdale, Barra
139 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.
7.2 miNE
Harbor
Northbay, Barra
184 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.
3.6 miE
Medieval castle with a tower house
Kisimul Castle
92 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".
5.1 miE
Island
Muldoanich
131 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.
2.4 miS
Island
Flodday near Vatersay
62 min walk • Flodday is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland.
3.7 miSE
Island
Sandray
94 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 miS
Island
Lingeigh
111 min walk • Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides. It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north of Rosinish and five kilometres south of Vatersay. There is a cave on the southeast side of the island.
5.5 miS
Island
Pabbay
140 min walk • Pabbay is one of the Barra Isles at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "island of the papar".