Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and also the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller than South Uist. North Uist is attached by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is really flat, and covered with a jumble of peat bogs, low hillsides and also lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. Several of the lochs consist of a mixture of fresh and also tidal salt water, giving rise to some complicated and unusual habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has actually been said "there is most likely nothing else loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and also intricacy of overview", is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about twice the quantity of water. The north part of the island belongs to the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The major negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port and also house to a museum, an arts centre and also a video camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the village to Uig on Skye, in addition to from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and also arts centre with a cafe, little shop and also post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and Cladach Kirkibost. Other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht as well as Scolpaig, residence to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a little community on the east coastline-- 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.