Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also neighborhood in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and also the thirteenth-largest island bordering Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), a little smaller sized than South Uist. North Uist is attached by embankments to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is very flat, as well as covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, low hills as well as lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs contain a mix of fresh as well as tidal salt water, triggering some complex and also unusual environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has actually been stated "there is probably nothing else loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and also intricacy of summary", is the biggest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about two times the volume of water. The northern part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The major settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port as well as home to a museum, an arts centre and a cam obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferryboats cruise from the village to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy also has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery as well as arts centre with a cafe, tiny shop and also post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's major villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and Cladach Kirkibost. Other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and Scolpaig, home to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a little hamlet on the east shore-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with sub locations of Cheesebay and Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.
