Calagorm, Isle of Barra

The Outer Hebrides 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[John Swinney @JohnSwinney]

Good morning from the Isle of Barra. We’re so lucky to live in such a beautiful country.

[World Curling @worldcurling]

SCOTLAND ARE YOUR BKT WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONS 2025 👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#WMCC #Curling

[Barra Airport @BRRAirport]

Opening tomorrow is a new café at Barra airport overlooking the beach runway. Serving tasty treats and delicious specials using local ingredients, why not pop in and try it for yourself? #newcafe #barra #airportcafe

[BaskingSharkScotland @BaskingSharkSco]

We keep talking about it and everyone says it’s the best. So here’s a flavour of the spots we hope to swim, snorkel & explore. Join us on the Isle of Barra in June 2025 for an unforgettable trip!

#wildswimming #snorkeling #barra #outerhebrides #scotland

[Mingulay Boat Trips @MingulayT]

What a day we had in Mingulay on Monday the weather was fantastic 😎

#mingulay #mingulayboattrips #boyjames #nts @BarraIsland

[BaskingSharkScotland @BaskingSharkSco]

What a week we’ve had in Barra, all four seasons thrown at us but an amazing group of guests to share the experience with! A real adventure on the edge of the Atlantic! See you again next year! We’re heading home to Oban now, ready for the next chapter of this season

[𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @BarraIsland]

Today is the 80th anniversary of the Catalina crash on Vatersay. #outerhebrides

[Scottish Islands Passport @IslandsPass]

Stamp Stories!

This week we're sharing the stamp for Vatersay.
The stamp for Vatersay depicts the island's single-track road with the white sandy beaches of Tràigh a’ Bhàigh and Tràigh Siar on either side.

🎨Design by Alison Johnston.

#Vatersay #Beach #Tràigh #IslandArtist

[Visit Outer Hebrides @OuterHebs]

Happy December 1st!

The days are short, the air is cold and the weather is wild but the islands are still the most beautiful place on the planet 💙

Castlebay, Isle of Barra

📸: @scott_davidson_photography
#visitouterhebrides #hebrideanway

[Anne E MacNeil @anniebeag]

Have a great weekend. 💜 #IslandLife #IsleofBarra #OuterHebrides #Alba

[Undiscovered Scotland @UndisScot]

Castlebay, the village capital of the wonderful island of Barra in the Western Isles: complete with castle and bay. The story of Castlebay is deeply entwined with the stories of Clan MacNeil and of Kisimul Castle. More pics and info: https://t.co/SLlByC7iDb

[Visit Outer Hebrides @OuterHebs]

Some history on Barra's beach landings
"June 1933, the first flight by an aircraft to land on Barra. A scheduled service was introduced with the price of a single ticket from Renfrew to Barra being £4, perhaps £400-500 in modern money." - The National

📸: @lens.of.perspective

[Andrew Locking @andrewswalks]

Beaches of Barra this time last year 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Visit Outer Hebrides @OuterHebs]

The beautiful island of Eriskay 💙

📸: @withrups
#visitouterhebrides #hebrideanway

[Scottish Islands Passport @IslandsPass]

Our #IslandOfTheWeek is... #Barra or #Barraigh

#FamousFor
Barra has a colourful, hand crocheted Christmas tree, created by Barra Bunting with squares croqueted by locals and Barra-lovers from as far afield as Germany and the USA.

#OuterHebrides #ExploreMore

[Hebridean Way @Hebridean_Way]

The Outer Hebrides are special.
Our islands are unique and need to be treated with respect. Please take all your belongings with you, pick up any rubbish you see lying around and be kind to nature.
Help keep our islands sacred 🙏
📸: @dirtsloth #visitouterhebrides #hebrideanway