Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Ocean off the west shore of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had a generally resident population of 1,283, with a sizable portion of Roman Catholics. It creates part of the location provided by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 km from west to east as well as a comparable distance from north to south. It lies between the islands of North Uist as well as South Uist; it is linked to both by road causeways. Travel to any one of the other Hebridean islands, or to the British mainland, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has daily flights to Glasgow, Stornoway and Barra. A direct service to Inverness was introduced in 2006 but discontinued in May 2007. There are no direct ferryboat solutions from Benbecula to the mainland, however a solution operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist gives a five-hour going across to Oban on the landmass, whilst an additional service from Lochmaddy on North Uist offers a two-hour going across to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, and also for this reason to the landmass through the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (linked by causeway to North Uist) as well as Eriskay (connected to South Uist) connect to the various other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris and Barra specifically. There is a dense cluster of lochs throughout almost the entire island, and also mostly all of the island is below 20 metres in altitude.
