Ardmore, Barra

Ardmore (Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhòr) is a small village in the north east of the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Ardmore
  • Scottish Gaelic: Aird Mhòr
Ardmore
Location within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF721037
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townISLE OF BARRA
Postcode districtHS9
Dialling code01871
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
Ardmore Point Lighthouse
Ardmore Point Lighthouse
LocationArdmore Point
Barra
Outer Hebrides
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates56.656041°N 6.128611°W / 56.656041; -6.128611
Year first constructed1958 (first)
Year first lit2003 (current)
Automated2003
Deactivated2003 (first)
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Tower shapequadrangular tower with aluminium panels as daymark
Markings / patternwhite tower
Tower height5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height18 metres (59 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty numberA4107
NGA number4028
ARLHS numberSCO-004
Managing agentNorthern Lighthouse Board[1][2]

In 2002 a small ferry port was built in the village to serve a new ferry link between Barra and Eriskay as part of the Sound of Barra Integrated Transport Project. The ferry service started in spring 2003. A causeway had previously been built linking Eriskay to South Uist. The daily service on the MV Loch Alainn has frequent sailings and takes only 40 minutes. Since 2016, when the Oban - Lochboisdale service ceased it is the only ferry between Barra and South Uist.

Note that the correct location for the port is as follows, rather than at Aird Mhidhinis as shown on some printed Ordnance Survey maps.

See also

References

  1. Ardmore Pont The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2016
  2. Ardmore Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 21 May 2016


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