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	Visiting Berneray : A' tadhal air Beàrnaraigh
		Berneray is an island in the Outer Hebrides/Western Isles, an archipelago of islands off the west coast of Scotland.
		Berneray is connected to the islands to the south (North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist) by a short causeway.
		The climate in Berneray is relatively mild, with the weather largely dictated by the Gulf stream.
	www.isleofberneray.com /visiting (1105 words)

	Travel information
		Berneray sits in the Sound of Harris, which at low tide is a relatively shallow body of water.
		One publication that is recommended by several Berneray sailors is "The Yachtman's Pilot to the Western Isles" by Martin Lawrence (ISBN 085288 3595).
		The road to Berneray is also mostly single track from Lochmaddy, and you should take especial care in case sheep or deer suddenly appear.
	www.isleofberneray.com /visiting/travel.html (887 words)

	Lonely-Isles Berneray
		Often referred to as "Barra Head", Berneray is the most southerly of the group of islands known as the Bishops Isles which are to be found at the Southern tip of the Outer Hebridies.
		He was also known as the Barra Giant and on a visit by T S Muir in 1866 was measured to be 6' 8" when only 17 years of age.
		Barra Fishing Charters - Barra Fishing Charters caters for sea anglers wishing to experience the rich fishing waters of the Minch, family trips experiencing the porpoise, seals, otters and numerous seabirds round Barra’s coast, and groups wishing to visit some of the uninhabited islands off Barra which of course include Berneray.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/t/atra04/lonelyisles/berneray/Home.htm (939 words)

	Edinburgh Bicycle: Barra to Harris
		Barra is the most southerly of the main islands of the Outer Hebrides, and after the 5 hour ferry journey you feel a long way from home.
		Explore all-round Barra before hopping on to the small passenger and bicycle ferry which runs from north Barra to Ludag on South Uist.
		Berneray is a island with about seven miles of coastline and beautiful beaches, machair, and a great hostel, well worth recharging your batteries here.
	www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk /routes/route_barratoharris.html (548 words)

	Caledonian MacBrayne - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Gourock in Inverclyde (near Greenock) to Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula, crossing the Firth of Clyde (25 minutes).
		Barra to Eriskay, across the Sound of Barra (40 minutes).
		Berneray is connected to North Uist by a causeway.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Caledonian_MacBrayne (1431 words)

	Barra Islands
		Two duns or fortified mounds are situated near the summit, one is called Dun Briste (the broken fort), unfortunately the other a galleried dun of Iron Age, was largely destroyed when the light house was constructed.
		He went back to the boat and called to the men, to take him off as there was a ‘plague’ on the island, on hearing this the men rowed away and left him to his fate.
		One day, as the wife was leaving by boat to Castlebay on Barra, she warned her husband to say the same words when the fairy came to borrow the kettle.
	www.barraheritage.com /barra_islands.htm (953 words)

	Classique Coaches - coach tours Scotland, bus tours Scotland, Scottish islands and highlands tours, islands and ...
		Barra is a microcosm of the whole of the Outer Hebrides, with a rocky and broken east coast, and fine sandy bays on the west coast, backed by machair and rising to hills and the mountain of Heaval.
		One of the sandy bays in the north of the island serves as the local airport with the flight times having to coincide with the tide times, as the planes can only land when the tide is out.
		Castlebay is the main village on Barra, taking its name from Kisimul Castle, which sits on a little rocky island out in the bay.
	www.classiquetours.co.uk /outerhebrides.html (710 words)

	Outer Hebrides - Berneray and Eriskay
		Berneray is only a half mile from North Uist but it took a long, hard campaign by the residents to convince the Scottish Office that a 6.6 million pound bridge should be constructed.
		But strenuous efforts have been made to keep one traveller out - Berneray is free of rabbits and the road had to be made rabbit proof to stop the thousands of rabbits on Uist crossing over.
		The second Berneray is the most southerly of the Hebrides and has been uninhabited since the lighthouse became automated.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisithebrides3.htm (364 words)

	Uists & Barra on Undiscovered Scotland
		South Uist is the second largest of the Western Isles with Lochboisdale, near its southern end, the main population centre.
		Barra has a varied and beautiful landscape with mountains and spectacular beaches.
		Barra is also famous for being home to Barra Airport, the world's only beach airport that operates a scheduled airline service.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /areawestsouth/index.html (798 words)

	Sound of Harris Ferry Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The only alternative was a passenger-only ferry between Leverburgh, Berneray, and Otternish on North Uist, a journey that could be exciting at certain states of the tide.
		Berneray Causeway in April 1999, and the ferry's southern terminus is now a purpose-built slipway in a new harbour at the causeway's northern end.
		Leverburgh and Harris tend to be intermittently interrupted by the islets in the sound, but those of Berneray as you approach give an excellent impression of this lovely island.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /harris/ferry/index.html (789 words)

	Isle of Barra news, archive
		Barra will be a very peaceful quiet island for the next few days as Celtic fans make their way by a wide variety of routes to Seville.
		Barra must be sending the highest number of fans per head of population in Scotland if the rush for passports has been anything to go by.
		On behalf of the Barra community she stated that Deputy Transport Minister Lewis MacDonald’s decision to tender the PSO for one year only, with no prior consultation with the Barra community, threatened the viability of the island.
	www.isleofbarra.com /news/archive7.html (7020 words)

	BARRA, or BARRAY (Scan... - Online Information article about BARRA, or BARRAY (Scan...
		irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat.
		Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat.
		Head, the highest point of Berneray, and also the most southerly point of the outer Hebrides See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BAR_BEC/BARRA_or_BARRAY_Scand_Baraey_is.html (449 words)

	Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries
		The mainly Gaelic speaking island of Barra, nestled at the foot of the Outer Hebridean chain, is small and perfectly formed.
		Barra is a compact paradise with stunning coastal scenery – the island boasts white sandy beaches, remarkable wildlife and diverse flora and fauna.
		For those interested in Barra’s fascinating history, Kisimul Castle, the ancient seat of the Clan MacNeil, is a good place to start before moving on to the Dualchas Heritage Centre.
	www.calmacferry.com (6717 words)

	Outer Hebrides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The main islands form an archipelago, which with their smaller surrounding islands are sometimes known poetically as the Long Isle.
		The major islands include:Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra.
		South of Barra lie the Barra Isles, including Mingulay and Vatersay.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/o/ou/outer_hebrides.html (317 words)

	Diving Barra. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Berneray - the southernmost island in the chain which forms the Outer Hebrides.
		The Barra Head Light, which marks Berneray, was built by the engineer Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson, in 1833.
		We were near enough to run a hand over its soft, wrinkly skin, and marvel at the long strings of weed trailing from its fins as it swam within our circle.
	www.divernet.com /travel/bara1096.htm (1222 words)

	BBC Scotland - Island Blogging - Arnish Lighthouse
		The South Uist councillor protested vehemently against his Argyll counterpart, as the introduction of the Mallaig ferry is seen as a potential boost of the Uist economy as a whole.
		Barra is linked to Eriskay by ferry, and Harris can only be reached by ferry from Berneray, Skye or (after a 40 mile roadjourney) Ullapool through Stornoway.
		Also I don't think the inhabitants of Barra would be too enthusiastic at having to take a ferry to South Uist before the ferry to Mallaig and then facing a much longer drive or train journey from Mallaig.
	www.bbc.co.uk /scotland/islandblogging/blogs/005132/0000007236.shtml (1137 words)

	Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project
		and the approach road at the new ferry terminal on Barra.
		Rapid progress in the fortnight up to November 10 saw the construction work on the access road to the new ferry port at Aird Mhor move very close to completion.
		Approach road: seven more blasts - six near where the new road will join the existing roadway and one more in rock source which lies beside the new road closer to the sea.
	www.cne-siar.gov.uk /soundofbarra/011110.htm (251 words)

	Martin Martin
		From Barra to the Butt of Lewis there is almost an embarrassment of choice of cars to bear one rapidly and comfortably about, and hotel or other suitable accommodation is very easily obtained by the tourist or Traveller.
		Donald Chuan, in a village near Bragir, in the parish of Barvas, had by accident cut his toe at the change of the moon, and it bleeds a fresh drop at every change of the moon ever since.
		Near to the north-west promontory of Carlvay Bay, called Galen-head, are the little islands of Pabbay, Shirem, Vacksay, Wuya, the Great and Lesser.
	www.appins.org /martin.htm (17532 words)

	Berneray - Travelscotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Near the northwestern tip of the island is Scolpaig Tower, standing on an islet in Loch Scolpaig, a 'folly' built for famine relief in the 19th century.
		There are a couple of places to stay near Balranald: in Hogha Gearraidh (Houghgarry), overlooking the beautiful beach, is E Mrs Kathy Simpson, Tel.
		580211, Near Cairinis is Feith na Fala, or Field of Blood, site of the last battle fought in Scotland solely with swords and bows and arrows, in 1601, between the MacDonalds of Sleat and Macleods of Harris.
	www.travelscotland.co.uk /guide/Berneray (765 words)

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		On the southern coast of the island, a standing stone can be seen close to the shore near the Pollachar Inn.
		Near Carinish are the ruins of a 13th century church (Teampull na Trionaid), thought to have been founded by the daughter of the warrior Somerled.
		Curiously, it appears to be situated just south of a sort of lunar "arctic circle" inside which the moon fails to rise above the horizon when it reaches its 19-yearly southern maximum.
	www.thecryptmag.com /Online/25/ScottishStones.html (1105 words)

	MCofS; Walking Wild in The Western Isles
		Another inter-island link is also provided by the boat which runs from Ludag across to Barra, which enables a complete journey to be made down the whole length of "The Long Isle".
		Barra, and the scattered islands to the south, also benefit from an influx of more outdoor visitors as they attract those seeking the summits of the Marilyns, or climbers testing themselves on the great cliffs Pabbay and Mingulay.
		Or maybe your visit coincides with the annual Barra Live festival at the end of July when you can relax and listen to the music and enjoy a taste of Hebridean hospitality.
	www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk /feature/wisles.html (2123 words)

	blog.myspace.com/skink2020
		Couldn't really justify the expense(Not anywhere near as huge as the price of a couple of the others), or the space neede to store it, but i wanted it.
		Huge jelly fish were everywhere and a seal was sitting in the water near the land.
		We got off the ferry and headed round to Berneray, which had a very poor quality beach but we were too knackered to go anywhere else.
	blog.myspace.com /skink2020 (4845 words)

	129, Islands lying near Uist on the south - Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654
		Eighty miles from Skye to the north west extend Lingeigh, Greanamul, Berneray, Mingulay, Pabbay, Flodaigh, Maol Domhnaigh, Sandray, and Vatersay, which besides very many other conveniences has an anchorage capable of taking many large ships, into which at fixed times a large number of fishermen customarily gather from all the surrounding regions.
		Two miles from Vatersay is Barra, seven miles long, stretching from south west to north east: not infertile in crops; especially known for haddock fishing.
		Between Barra and Uist lie these small islands in order: Orasaigh, Eilean nan Caorach [?], Eilean na Hakersait [?], Garbh Lingeigh, Flodaigh, Fuidheigh, Eilean Sheumais, Hay [?], Hellisay, Gighay, Lingeigh, Fiaraidh, Fuday, Eriskay.
	www.nls.uk /digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu/980.html (165 words)

	Popular Tales of the West Highlands Vol. I: IV. The Sea-Maiden
		But on the morrow when the time was nearing, the king's daughter and this hero of arms went to give a meeting to the beast, and they reached the fl corrie at the upper end of the loch.
		She said that no one would be going near that castle, for that no one had yet come back to tell the tale, who had gone there.
		The hero was the son of a widow, the youngest of ten; fl-skinned and rough "carrach." He went to seek his fortune, and after adventures somewhat like those of the heroes in the other versions, he became like them a king's herd, and was in like manner beset by giants who claimed the pasture.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/celt/pt1/pt108.htm (7181 words)

	Stravaiging on Berneray : 1
		This gave us an excellent opportunity to visit the remote island of Berneray, whose great cliffs are the last landfall before Canada.
		The cottage on the right is the first ruin that greets you as you walk from the jetty up towards the lighthouse.
		The pump on the right took water from a roadside well near the jetty up to the lighthouse, which we'll see in a minute.
	www.stravaiger.com /stravaigings/berneray/index.php (146 words)

	WINGS Birding Tours to The Great British Experience (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The village, near the head of Esthwaite Water, with Coniston Water to the west and Lake Windermere to the east, is overlooked by the Norman church of St. Michael (rebuilt about 1500) which contains the private chapel of the Sandys family.
		But there'll be other chances later in the morning at the Knapp and Papermill reserve near Worcester, a charming corner of Old England where time seems to have stood still and where we may see Kingfisher and Bullfinch.
		Built in 1759 for the founder of the New Forest Hounds, the grand galleried hall is panelled in fine solid oak and the crystal dining room has elegant and gracious proportions with the high ceiling adorned with decorative plasterwork.
	wingsbirds.com /tours/view/47 (7488 words)

	cycling scotland england hebrides western isles barra uist bebecula harris lewis
		The trip to Barra takes about five hours and I've always been fascinated by the ambience and character of these ferries that ply the remoter islands off Scotland's coast.
		We'd liked to have had longer on Barra but the boat to Eriskay and South Uist leaves reasonably early next day and we have to cycle round to the other side of the island to catch it.
		This is a brand new ro-ro and contrasts with the small boat that was used last time I came when you had to clamber down a ladder onto the deck and then have the bikes lowered down to you...
	www3.clearlight.com /bikeroutes/trips/trip21.htm (1447 words)

	Eriskay Causeway - Inter Island Links History
		A replacement is due on the route in 2003 when the Loch Bhrusda will move to the Sound of Barra route.
		Critical to the final success of this project is the ferry service from Eriskay to Barra which is expected to mimic the runaway success of the Sound of Harris ferry with commercial carryings up by almost 600 per cent in the first four years of operation.
		The 250 metre wide gap with a minimum depth of 11 metres presented a challenge because it linked the Atlantic Ocean on one side with the Sea of the Hebrides on the other 75 miles out from the mainland.
	www.w-isles.gov.uk /eriskay/history.htm (324 words)

	Popular Tales of the West Highlands - THE SEA MAIDEN
		These incidents were in the version of the stable boy; and as they are in Mackenzie's, they probably belong to the story as it was known in Argyllshire.
		The hero was the son of a widow, the youngest of ten; flskinned and rough "carrach." He went to seek his fortune, and after adventures somewhat like those of the heroes in the other versions, he became like them a king's herd, and was in like manner beset by giants who claimed the pasture.
		I have another version from Barra, but it varies so much, and has so many new incidents, that I must give it entire, if at all.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/wh4-2.htm (6947 words)

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