Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long as well as rises to a height of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The area of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The main negotiation 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 largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Fort) which has a little island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore, is residence to the very first lighthouse to be built in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the tightens of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was developed, changing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose main work was fish farming and also prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had decreased by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the exact same duration Scottish island populations as a whole expanded by 4% to 103,702.
