Eoligarry (place)

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Eoligarry
Scottish Gaelic Eòlaigearraidh
Buildings in Eoligarry
Buildings in Eoligarry
Coordinates 57 ° 3 ′  N , 7 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 57 ° 3 ′  N , 7 ° 26 ′  W
Eoligarry (Scotland)
Eoligarry
Eoligarry
administration
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.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland