The view from the ferry. You can, see how close it comes
The position is more obvious once you climb up Heaval, that overlooks the whole of Barra and the islands to the south.
It's in the care of Historic Scotland and the castle has to be accessed by boat.
The interior
Looking back north to Heaval
On departure the boatmen took us round the whole of the castle before returning us to sore
The MacNeils seemed to have been the better chiefs of the highlands and it wasn't until in 1838 they sold that the clearance happened on Barra. A descendant bought the castle back pre-WW2, restored it and the castle is now in the case of Historic Scotland.
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Now you've done it Will. The missus is planning a visit to the ancestral pad. Which ferry did you use?
Cheers, Andy
Andy the ferry was Calmac Oban to castlebay. Be warned that there is little accommodation on Barra and as the ferry arrives in the evening you can't leave until the next morning so it is a bit of a bottleneck.
The other option is to fly in and land on the beach - there are scheduled flights, but they do vary with the tides
Very interesting WILL - Thanks for posting- We were in Scotland during early May of 2015 ...very cold- windy and rainy...it does look as though you faired a beaut day for the Castle visit. Regards. KEV.
Will
What a wonderful coincidence. My wife's family were originally from South Uist so last time we were in the UK we caught the ferry (into a huge sea) out to Barra and then proceeded onto South Uist the next day. Beautiful places - but would've been a hard life when her grannie was living there.
Richard
Fantastic stuff Will - but how in God's name did they build the thing out there?
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