Skip to content
Castlebay
EntityQ1049581· pop 14· linked from 105 articles

Castlebay ( ) is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra. The village is located on the A888, which serves as a circular road around Barra. In 1971, it had a population of 307.

Weather now

cached 494h ago
13°overcast clouds
84% 4.5 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality
Bàgh a' Chaisteil
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Castlebay
UK place.gaelic_name
Bàgh a' Chaisteil
UK place.static_image_name
Kisimul_and_Castlebay_Barra_%2833976033873%29.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Kisimul Castle, the ancient seat of Clan MacNeil, and part of the town as seen from Heaval
UK place.language
Scottish Gaelic
UK place.language1
English
UK place.os_grid_reference
NL665982
UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
178
UK place.london_distance_mi
479
UK place.post_town
ISLE OF BARRA
UK place.postcode_area
HS
UK place.postcode_district
HS9
UK place.dial_code
01871
UK place.civil_parish
Barra
UK place.constituency_westminster
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.unitary_scotland
Na h-Eileanan Siar
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Western Isles

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image
Kisimul Castle.jpg
Show 2 more facts
Commons category
Castlebay
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~6 min read

Article

9 sections
Contents
  • Community
  • Church
  • Education
  • History
  • Media
  • Transport
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Castlebay ( ) is the main village and a community council area on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra. The village is located on the A888, which serves as a circular road around Barra. In 1971, it had a population of 307.

==Community==

Gallery (2)

On the map

3 mapped locations

Connections

Categories