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{{Short description|Village on Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Castlebay | gaelic_name = Bàgh a' Chaisteil | static_image_name = Kisimul_and_Castlebay_Barra_%2833976033873%29.jpg | static_image_caption = Kisimul Castle, the ancient seat of Clan MacNeil, and part of the town as seen from Heaval | coordinates = {{coord|56.955|-7.486|display=inline,title}} | country = Scotland | language = [[Scottish Gaelic]] | language1 = [[English language|English]] | os_grid_reference = NL665982 | edinburgh_distance_mi = 178 | london_distance_mi = 479 | post_town = ISLE OF BARRA | postcode_area = HS | postcode_district = HS9 | dial_code = 01871 | civil_parish = [[Barra]] | constituency_westminster = [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]] | unitary_scotland = [[Outer Hebrides|Na h-Eileanan Siar]] | lieutenancy_scotland = [[Outer Hebrides|Western Isles]] | constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]] }} '''Castlebay''' ({{langx|gd|Bàgh a' Chaisteil}} {{IPA|gd|baːɣ ə ˈxaʃtʲɪl|}}) is the main village and a [[community council]] area on the island of [[Barra]] in the [[Outer Hebrides]], Scotland. The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by [[Kisimul Castle]], as well as nearby islands such as [[Vatersay]]. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra.<ref name=":Details">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails595.html|title=Details of Castlebay|publisher=Scottish Places|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref> The village is located on the [[A888 road (Great Britain)|A888]], which serves as a circular road around Barra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A888|title=A888|publisher=Sabre|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref> In 1971, it had a population of 307.<ref name=":Details"/>
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