Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Sea off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had an usually resident population of 1,283, with a large portion of Roman Catholics. It creates part of the location carried out by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 km from west to eastern and also a comparable distance from north to south. It exists in between the islands of North Uist as well as South Uist; it is connected to both by road embankments. Travel to any of the various other Hebridean islands, or to the British landmass, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has everyday flights to Glasgow, Stornoway and Barra. A straight solution to Inverness was presented in 2006 however ceased in May 2007. There are no direct ferry services from Benbecula to the mainland, but a solution operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist supplies a five-hour going across to Oban on the landmass, whilst an additional service from Lochmaddy on North Uist supplies a two-hour going across to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, and also hence to the landmass using the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (linked by causeway to North Uist) and Eriskay (connected to South Uist) attach to the other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris and Barra respectively. There is a dense collection of lochs across practically the entire island, and mostly all of the island is listed below 20 metres in elevation.
