Isle Of South Uist
South Uist is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. At the 2011 census, it had a generally resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 because 2001. The island, in common with the remainder of the Hebrides, is just one of the last remaining garrisons of the Gaelic language in Scotland and also the population-- South Uist's citizens are known in Gaelic as Deasaich (Southerners)-- is about 90% Roman Catholic. The island is home to a nature book and also a number of sites of archaeological passion, consisting of one which is the just area in Great Britain where ancient mommies have been located. In the northwest, there is a missile screening array. In 2006 South Uist, along with adjoining Benbecula and also Eriskay, was associated with Scotland's biggest-ever neighborhood land acquistion.
