Ardmore, Barra

Ardmhor
Ardmhor is located in Outer Hebrides
Ardmhor
Ardmhor
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
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°01′N 7°24′W / 57.01°N 7.40°W / 57.01; -7.40
Ardmore Point Lighthouse
Ardmore Point Lighthouse
Map
LocationArdmore Point
Barra
Outer Hebrides
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates56°39′22″N 6°07′43″W / 56.656041°N 6.128611°W / 56.656041; -6.128611
Tower
Constructed1958 (first)
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Automated2003
Height5 metres (16 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower with aluminium panels as daymark
Markingswhite tower
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board[1][2]
Light
First lit2003 (current)
Deactivated2003 (first)
Focal height18 metres (59 ft)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.

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

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; the crossing takes approximately 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.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Argyll and Bute". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ Ardmore Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 21 May 2016