Barra, parish aka Kilbarr

Grid reference

NF 705 074 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

70500 807400

Latitude

57.03973468934792

Longitude

-7.433702212830997

Nearby places

Cille Bharra, eccles. Barra (0 miles)

Kilmoire, eccles., Barra (0.45 miles)

Eilean Sheumais, Barra (3.58 miles)

Rubha Mhìcheil, Barra (4.02 miles)

St Brendan RC Church, Barra (4.53 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Notes

NGR for Cille Bharra, the medieval parish kirk.

Relationships with other places

Contains Barra, island Barra

Contains Cille Bharra, eccles. Barra

Contains Cille Bhrianain, eccl. Barra (Vatersay)

Contains Cille Bhride, Barra (Sandray)

Contains Cladh Chriosd, Pabbay, Barra

Contains Eilean Sheumais, Barra

Contains Kilmoire, eccles., Barra

Contains Rubha Mhìcheil, Barra

Contains Rubha Mhìcheil, Barra

Contains St Brendan RC Church, Barra

Contains St Columba's Chapel, Barra (Mingulay)

Contains St Columba's Chapel, Barra (Mingulay)

Contains St Michael's Chapel, eccl. Barra

Parish details

Barra

Parish TLA

BRR

County

Inverness-shire

Medieval diocese

Isles

Parish notes

Appears to have remained an independent parsonage, within patronage of Lords of the Isles in 14th c., but presumably passed with the lands of that island by a grant in 1427 to the Macniels of Barra (RMS i app.1 no.9; ii no.2287; Monro W.I. 44-5). Cowan 1967, 94 (under Kilbarr). It appears to have been united with parish of South Uist after the Reformation, but was disjoined from it c.1734. Present extent seems to = old extent, and includes c.20 smaller isles, of which the chief are Bernera, Minulay, Pabbay, Sanderay and Wattersay on south, and Uidhay, Flodday, Hellesay, Gighay, Fuday and Fiaray on north. (OPS ii(1), 362.