Eoligarry (place)
Eoligarry Scottish Gaelic Eòlaigearraidh |
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Buildings in Eoligarry | ||
Coordinates | 57 ° 3 ′ N , 7 ° 26 ′ W | |
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Post town | ISLE OF BARRA | |
ZIP code section | HS9 | |
prefix | 01871 | |
Part of the country | Scotland | |
Council area | Outer Hebrides | |
British Parliament | Na h-Eileanan to Iar | |
Scottish Parliament | Na h-Eileanan to Iar | |
Eoligarry ( Gaelic : Eòlaigearraidh ) is a small scattered settlement on the Scottish Hebridean island of Barra . It is located on the Eoligarry peninsula in the north of Barra near the hill Ben Eoligarry , the highest point on the peninsula at 102 m.
Eoligarry has a school and pier on the east coast that was once served by the ferry to Eriskay . Barra Airport is about two kilometers southwest . Castlebay , the main town on the island, is about nine kilometers to the southwest.