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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Barra like this:
Barra, an island and par. in the Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, the par. comprising several inhabited and uninhabited islands, 22,212 ac., pop. 2161; the island is 8 miles long by 5 miles broad; P.O.
Barra is now part of NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NA H EILEANAN AN IAR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barra itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barra, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16915
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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