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 main negotiation on the island is at the north, near the bridge, clustered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with little lochans. The biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a tiny island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a tiny peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is house to the first lighthouse to be built in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearby neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, replacing a ferryboat service. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose primary employment was fish farming as well as prawn angling. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst during the same duration Scottish island populations as a whole expanded by 4% to 103,702.
