Great Bernera
Great Bernera, often known just as Bernera, is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With an area of just over 21 square kilometres, it is the thirty-fourth largest Scottish island.Great Bernera lies in Loch Roag on the north-west coast of Lewis and is linked to it by a road bridge. Built in 1953, the bridge was the first pre-stressed concrete bridge in Europe. The main settlement on the island is Breaclete. The island, under... Show more the name of "Borva", was the setting for A Princess of Thule by the Scottish novelist William Black. The novel is notable for its descriptions of the local scenery.