Barra
Barra (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bharraigh) is a mostly Roman Catholic island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The Clan MacNeil has strong ties to the Isle of Barra and can trace its lineage back to the O'Neils of Ulster (hence the red hand on the arms of the Chief) who came to Barra from Ireland around the year 1000.Barra's main village is Castlebay (Bagh a Chaisteil) from which ferries sail to Oban on the Scottish mainland and Lochboisdale on South Uist. The town is home to Kiessimul Castle and a heritage centre. Barra is also linked by a causeway to Vatersay.
Other places of interest on the island the Black House Museum, a ruined church and museum at Cille-Bharra, Scurrival Point and beaches, most sandy. Cockle Strand is composed of shells and used at low tide as an airstrip. The beach is also a source of cockles.