Vatersay Bay
Vatersay, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides
Type:Scenic Locations
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Vatersay Bay is a beautiful half mile long sandy bay with a wide expanse of sand dunes.
Look out for the memorial to the 350 passengers who drowned when the Annie Jane was wrecked in the bay in 1853. The wreckage of a Catalina Flying Boat can be seen on the side of the road on the north side of the bay.
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Best photographed from north end of beach.
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What's Nearby
A monument in memory of those lost in the Annie Jane maritime disaster in 1853.
0.2 miles awayThe Field Gentian (Gentianella Campestris) on Vatersay is home to the largest display on…
0.36 miles awayCoeloglossum viride
When heading uphill towards Eorisdale, look out for this easily…
0.36 miles away
The wreck of an RAF Catalina seaplane that tragically crashed on the hill killing three…
0.65 miles awayNeolithic people settled here around 4000 BC and built an artificial platform behind a…
1.74 miles awayThis medieval castle was the seat of the Clan Macneil. Built in the 15th century it was…
2.68 miles awayOur Lady, Star of the Sea, designed by G. Woulfe Brenan and completed in 1888, is perched…
2.68 miles awayKisimul Castle sits on a rocky islet just off the coast of Barra at Castlebay
2.77 miles awayAward winning Bunting Project bringing people together with connections to Barra and…
2.77 miles awayCommunity local produce shop selling quality products from Barra & Vatersay including…
2.81 miles awayThe basking SHark (Cetorhinus Maximus) is one of the largest fish seen in the waters…
2.83 miles awayThis is the only standing stone of any size still erect on Barra.
4.2 miles awayThis site was investigated by Channel 4's Time Team in May 2007. Amongst other remains, a…
4.62 miles awayEryngium maritimum
A new colony of a plant that is very rare in the Outer Hebrides4.94 miles awayA path leads into the interior of Barra with views over Heaval, the islands highest peak.…
5.18 miles away
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