The world's only airport where the runway is hidden underwater twice a day
It’s the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land and take off from the beach. But don’t pack your bikini just ...
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Travelling 2.7 billion years back in time on the search for the UK's oldest rock
They’re waiting for the tide to recede on the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, where the beach will double up as their landing strip. Barra is a small island on the southernmost tip of the ...
Island ferries and flights disrupted by high winds
High winds have caused travel disruption for people living on Scottish islands, with ferries and flights cancelled. A Met ...
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Isle of Barra
Gusts of 82mph were recorded at Kirkwall on Orkney and at South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Kisimul Castle ... swept out to sea off the isle of Barra. The statue dedicated to a 6th Century Irish ...
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Jules and Greg’s adventure begins on the small island of Barra, the jewel of the Hebrides. They land on its tidal runway and are greeted by their two sons, Benny and Chevy. Together, the family ...
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Nature based solutions: Plans unveiled to tackle Outer Hebrides coastal erosion
Scientists from Glasgow Caledonian University and community groups on Barra and Vatersay to develop ... forces with island communities in the Outer Hebrides to develop nature-based solutions ...
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Flights and ferries to Scottish islands cancelled amid yellow warning for wind
Loganair flights to Barra, the Isle of Lewis, and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and to Islay, as well as Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides, were cancelled on Sunday. Met Office meteorologist Dan ...