Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island as well as the thirteenth-largest island bordering Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller sized than South Uist. North Uist is linked by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and also to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is extremely flat, and also covered with a jumble of peat bogs, reduced hillsides and also lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs consist of a mix of fresh and also tidal salt water, generating some complicated as well as uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, concerning which it has actually been claimed "there is possibly no other loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in irregularity and also intricacy of summary", is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about twice the quantity of water. The northern part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Location, one of 40 in Scotland. The major settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port and house to a museum, an arts centre as well as an electronic camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferryboats sail from the town to Uig on Skye, as well as from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a museum and arts centre with a coffee shop, small store and post office service. Neighboring is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay as well as Cladach Kirkibost. Other negotiations consist of Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht as well as Scolpaig, house to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a tiny community on the eastern coastline-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with below areas of Cheesebay as well as Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.
