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Berneray, North Uist


Latitude	57.72
Longitude	-7.19
Official Name	Berneray
GridReference	NF912817
Celtic Name	Beàrnaraidh
Meaning Of Name	From Old Norse Bjorn's island
Area	1010 ha (2495.8 acre)
Area Rank	49
Highest Elevation	Beinn Shleibhe (Moor Hill) 93 m (305.1 ft)
Population	136
Population Rank	37
Main Settlement	Borve and Rushgarry
Island Group	Uists and Barra
Local Authority	Outer Hebrides

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Berneray ( ) is an island in the Sound of Harris, Scotland. It is one of fifteen inhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides. It is famed for its rich and colourful history which has attracted much tourism.

With an area of 10.1 square kilometres (2496 acres), Berneray rises to a height of 305 feet (93 m) at Beinn Shlèibhe (Moor Hill) and 278 feet (85 m) at Borve Hill. There is strong evidence that points to Berneray being inhabited since the Bronze Age, and possibly before. The island is scattered with ancient sacred sites, stone circles, signs of Viking inhabitation and historical buildings, some several centuries old.

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Inhabited islands of the Hebrides

Inner Hebrides		Canna * Coll * Colonsay * Danna * Eigg * Eilean Bàn * Eilean Donan * Eilean Shona * Erraid * Gigha * Gometra * Iona * Islay * Isle of Ewe * Jura * Kerrera * Lismore * Lunga * Muck * Mull * Oronsay * Raasay * Sanday * Scalpay * Rona * Rùm * Skye * Slate Islands * Soay * Summer Isles * Tiree * Ulva
Outer Hebrides		Baleshare * Barra * Benbecula * Berneray * Eriskay * Flodaigh * Fraoch-eilean * Great Bernera * Grimsay (North) * Grimsay (South) * Lewis and Harris * North Uist * Scalpay * South Uist * Vatersay

Islands of Scotland

Northern Isles		Shetland * List of Shetland islands * Orkney * List of Orkney islands
Hebrides		Outer Hebrides * List of Outer Hebrides * Inner Hebrides * List of Inner Hebrides * St Kilda
Other		Islands of the Clyde * Islands of the Forth * Outlying Islands * Freshwater Islands

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