traigh mhor barra airport cockle strand landing strip isle of barra outer hebrides western isles scotland

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Barra cockle strand one of the world's most spectacular and most beautiful airports. The wide shallow bay of Traigh Mhor, near Barra's northern tip, was famous for cockles until aircraft started to use the beach in 1933.

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Location: cockle strand landing strip isle of barra outer hebrides western isles scotland
Photo credit: © Colin Palmer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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