I used one of the nicer days in Barra for a walk from Loch Tangasdale to Dùn Bar and back to Halman Bay. Follow the exact walk here on Walking Highlands. Starting from a phone booth, I passed an old bunker from World War 2 and soon saw the Loch on my left. Across the […]
After my walk along the East Beach and Barra Airport, I drove along the other side of the island towards Castlebay, the main settlement on the Isle of Barra. Castlebay is located on the island’s south coast and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. The […]
An airport that actually uses the beach as a runway? That´s the airport on the Isle of Barra – and there are actually three runways marked in the sand, so the planes can land no matter from which direction the wind comes. View over Traigh Mhòr towards the airport buildings. The planes come in from […]