Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and also the thirteenth-largest island bordering Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller than South Uist. North Uist is connected by causeways to Benbecula by means of Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is very flat, and also covered with a jumble of peat bogs, reduced hills and lochans, with over half the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs consist of a mixture of fresh as well as tidal salt water, generating some complicated and unusual habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, concerning which it has been claimed "there is probably no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity as well as complexity of summary", is the biggest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has regarding twice the quantity of water. The northern part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris as well as North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The primary negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port and also home to a gallery, an arts centre as well as a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferryboats cruise from the town to Uig on Skye, in addition to from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy likewise has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery as well as arts centre with a cafe, little store and also post office solution. Close-by is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay as well as Cladach Kirkibost. Various other settlements include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht as well as Scolpaig, home to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a tiny hamlet on the eastern coastline-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with sub locations of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.
