Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and rises to a height of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The area of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The primary negotiation on the island goes to the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with little lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Fort) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the ft still visible. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the initial lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearby neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away across the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose major work was fish farming and prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had actually declined by 9% to 291 whilst during the same period Scottish island populations in its entirety expanded by 4% to 103,702.
