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Barra


Latitude	56.9833
Longitude	-7.4667
GridReference	NF687004
Celtic Name
Norse Name	Barr-oy
Meaning Of Name	Barr's island, after St Barr
Area	5875 ha (22.7 sqmi)
Area Rank	20
Highest Elevation	Heaval, 383 m (1256.6 ft)
Population	1,078
Population Rank	13
Main Settlement	Castlebay
Island Group	Uists and Barra
Local Authority	Na h-Eileanan Siar

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The island of Barra (Scottish Gaelic: Barraigh, Eilean Bharraigh, -gdˈparˠaj, ˈelan ˈvarˠajpron) is a predominantly Gaelic-speaking island, and apart from the adjacent island of Vatersay, to which it is connected by a causeway, is the southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar) in Scotland.

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