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 the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), a little smaller than South Uist. North Uist is linked by embankments to Benbecula by means of Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is really flat, as well as covered with a jumble of peat bogs, reduced hills as well as lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs include a mix of fresh and tidal salt water, generating some complex and also uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has been claimed "there is probably nothing else loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in abnormality and also intricacy of outline", is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has concerning twice the volume of water. The northern part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. The main negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port and also residence to a gallery, an arts centre and an electronic camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the village to Uig on Skye, in addition to from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road embankment), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy likewise has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and arts centre with a cafe, small store as well as post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay as well as Cladach Kirkibost. Various other negotiations consist of Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and also Scolpaig, house to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a little district on the eastern shore-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay and Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.