Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip of a plane taking off at Traigh Mhòr beach and airport, Gaelic: Port-adhair Bharraigh, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Britain, United Kingdom. The Tràigh Mhòr, in English, meaning, Big Beach, is a large expanse of sand forming a magnificent white beach at the northern end of the island of Barra. In 1933 when a site was sought for Barra Airport, John MacPherson, the local postmaster, otherwise known as The Coddy, suggested that the beach, with its hard compact sand, be used for the runways. It is still in use, and is the only runway in the world washed twice a day by the tide. At high tide the runways are under the sea; flight times vary with the tide. Emergency flights occasionally operate at night from the airport, with vehicle lights used to illuminate the runway and reflective strips laid on to the beach. There can be no more dramatic or romantic an arrival to an island than landing on a beach, and if there’s one beach where you can really make an entrance, it’s Traigh Mhòr on Barra, the most southerly of the inhabited islands in the Outer Hebrides. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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