Barra Head Lighthouse
Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°47′08″ N 7°39′13″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 69 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRR Barra Airport29 km
- TRE Tiree Airport58 km
About Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.
Barra Head Lighthouse on Barra Head identifies the southern entrance to The Minch, roughly halfway between the Eilean Glas and Rinns of Islay lighthouses. The 58-foot (18-metre) stone tower, built in 1833, stands on the west side of the island, at the top of a very steep cliff, making the light the highest in the UK with a focal plane of 208 m (682 ft) above sea level. It has a range of 18 nautical miles (21 mi; 33 km).
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At a glance
- Built
- 1833
- Heritage designation
- category A listed building
- Height
- 18 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Barra Head Lighthouse
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Climate of Barra Head Lighthouse
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 151 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- October (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (63 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 151 | 111 | 117 | 74 | 63 | 72 | 88 | 104 | 130 | 159 | 151 | 148 |
How to get to Barra Head Lighthouse
The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 29 kmnortheast
- Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 58 kmsoutheast
- Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 79 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 267 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 289 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 291 kmeast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 340 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Barra Head Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 468 natural sites, 595 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km71 places
- Isle of Barra Beach Beach 22 kmN
- Vatersay Island Island 16 kmNE
- Sandray Island 15 kmNE
- Pabbay Island 9 kmNE
25–60 km163 places
- Hebrides Island 55 kmE
- Stulaigh Island 51 kmNE
- Garbh-Lingeigh Island 30 kmNE
- Vorran Island Island 57 kmN
60–100 km840 places
- Eigg Island 92 kmE
- Siolaigh Mor Island 65 kmN
- Flodaigh Beag Island 86 kmN
- Dùn Mòr Island 65 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sròn an Dùin Mountain, Western Isles<0.1 km W
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Sron an Duin Island, Western Isles<0.1 km SW
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Sotan Mountain, Western Isles0.5 km SE
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Barra Head Island Island, Western Isles1 km E
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Cheann Berneray Natural site, Western Isles1.2 km SE
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Gèarum Beag Island, Western Isles1.1 km N
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Geirum More Island, Western Isles1 km N
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Heacla Mountain, Western Isles2.1 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles25 km NE
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Uidh Village, Western Isles19 km NE
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Leideag Village, Western Isles21 km NE
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Kentangaval Village, Western Isles21 km NE
More sights in Western Isles
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Kisimul Castle Historic site, Western Isles21 km NE
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Former Schoolhouse Historic site, Western Isles21 km NE
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Eilean Glas Lighthouse Landmark, Western Isles134 km NE -
Kildonan Museum Museum, Western Isles51 km N
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Ushenish Lighthouse (historical) Landmark, Western Isles64 km NE
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Monach Islands Light Landmark, Western Isles83 km N
Sources & licences
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