Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), slightly smaller sized than South Uist. North Uist is attached by causeways to Benbecula using Grimsay, to Berneray, and also to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is really level, as well as covered with a jumble of peat bogs, low hills as well as lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. Several of the lochs have a combination of fresh and also tidal salt water, triggering some complex and uncommon habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, concerning which it has been claimed "there is possibly nothing else loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in abnormality as well as complexity of rundown", is the largest loch by area 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 as well as North Uist National Scenic Location, among 40 in Scotland. The major negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port as well as home to a gallery, an arts centre and an electronic camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries cruise from the town to Uig on Skye, in addition to from the island of Berneray (which is attached to North Uist by road embankment), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery as well as arts centre with a coffee shop, small store and post office service. Neighboring is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's major villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and also Cladach Kirkibost. Various other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and Scolpaig, home to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a tiny district on the east coastline-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay as well as Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.