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Barra Head is situated on the west side of the island of Berneray at the top edge of a very steep cliff.was established in 1833 and was engineered by Robert Stevenson. The tower built of stone is only 58 feet high, but the light is 693 feet above sea level and has range of 18 miles. The landing is approximately 1¼ miles from the Station and the lightkeepers were the only inhabitants of the island for many years.

Barra Head Lighthouse was converted to automatic operation, and the last of the lightkeepers were withdrawn on 23 October 1980. Its day characteristic is a white conical tower and its night is flashing white every 15 Seconds. It was automated in