Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island as well as the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller sized than South Uist. North Uist is linked by embankments to Benbecula by means of Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is very level, and also covered with a jumble of peat bogs, low hillsides and also lochans, with over half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs include a combination of fresh and tidal seawater, generating some complicated and unusual environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, regarding which it has actually been said "there is possibly no other loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in irregularity and complexity of overview", is the largest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has concerning twice the quantity of water. The northern part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The main settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port as well as residence to a museum, an arts centre as well as a video camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries cruise from the town to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy also has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and also arts centre with a coffee shop, little store as well as post office solution. Close-by is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and Cladach Kirkibost. Other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and also Scolpaig, house to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a little district on the eastern shore-- 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.