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 location of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The primary settlement on the island is at the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with tiny lochans. The biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Fort) which has a little island in it, with the remains of the fort still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a little peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is house to the very first lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearby neighbor, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, replacing a ferryboat solution. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose major employment was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had decreased by 9% to 291 whilst during the same duration Scottish island populations overall grew by 4% to 103,702.