Barra Head, also known as Berneray, is the southernmost of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Within the Outer Hebrides, it forms part of the Barra Isles archipelago. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishops Isles as they were historically owned by the church, are a small archipelago of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Western Isles redirects here. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Part of the same map in a perspective shaded relief view illustrates how the contour lines of the original follow the terrain Topographic maps are a variety of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Western Isles redirects here. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishops Isles as they were historically owned by the church, are a small archipelago of islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Originally, Barra Head only referred to the southernmost headland of Berneray, on which its lighthouse is located, but is now the most common name for the entire island. The lighthouse, built by Robert Stevenson., has operated since 1833. The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... Robert Stevenson (8 June 1772–1850) was a Scottish lighthouse engineer and stepson of Thomas Smith, also a lighthouse engineer. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

From 1931, the island was inhabited only by the lighthouse keepers and their wives. The lighthouse is now automated and the island completely uninhabited. It is also known for its large seabird colony and was designated a SSSI in 1993. The Sooty Tern is highly aerial and marine and will spend years flying at sea without returning to land. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...

The National Trust for Scotland have owned the island since 2000. They acquired it through a bequest by Miss J M Fawcitt in memory of her parents and brother. The standard of the NTS The National Trust for Scotland, or NTS, describes itself as The conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotlands natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The highest point of the island is Sotan, a Marilyn. A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ...

Location of Berneray in the south of the Outer Hebrides

The island is largely covered by maritime grassland, with some machair and heath. Barra Head and the neighbouring island of Mingulay form an important breeding site for around 110000 bredding pairs of seabird, and are especially important for the Razorbill Alca torda, the two islands having at least 2.0% of the breeding population in 1985 [1]. Other species present include auks, gulls, puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes, shags and fulmars. As such the islands are designated as a Special Protection Area. Image File history File links UK_Berneray2. ... Image File history File links UK_Berneray2. ... Machair The Gaelic word Machair or machar refers to a fertile low-lying coastal plain. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Mingulay is the second largest of the Bishops Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. ... Binomial name Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758 The Razorbill, Alca torda, is a large alcid, 38-43 cm in length, with a 60-69 cm wingspan. ... Genera Alle Uria Alca Pinguinus Cepphus Brachyramphus Synthliboramphus Ptychoramphus Cyclorrhynchus Aethia Cerorhinca Fratercula This article is about a family of birds. ... Look up gull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Species Fratercula arctica Fratercula corniculata Fratercula cirrhata For prehistoric species, see article text. ... The Guillemots comprise two genera of auks, Uria and Cepphus. ... Species Rissa tridactyla Rissa brevirostris The Kittiwakes (genus Rissa) are two closely related seabird species in the gull family Laridae. ... The shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a water bird which inhabits rocky coasts of Europe. ... Species (Linnaeus, 1761) (A. Smith, 1840) For the aircraft, see Fairey Fulmar The two Fulmars are closely related seabirds occupying the same niche in different oceans. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ...

External links

• Barra Head Lighthouse
• NTS property information
• Mingulay and Berneray SPA