Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long as well as 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, clustered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with tiny lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a tiny island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a little peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the first lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearest neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the tightens of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose major employment was fish farming as well as prawn angling. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the very same duration Scottish island populations in its entirety grew by 4% to 103,702.
