Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and also rises to a height of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The location of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The major settlement on the island is at the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with small lochans. The biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the fort still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a little peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore, is home to the very first lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbor, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away across the tightens of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was constructed, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose primary work was fish farming as well as prawn angling. By 2011 the population had actually declined by 9% to 291 whilst during the very same duration Scottish island populations overall expanded by 4% to 103,702.
