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 an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The location of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The major negotiation on the island goes to the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with small lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Fort) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the ft still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore, is home to the first lighthouse to be built in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearest neighbor, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away across 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 main work was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst during the same period Scottish island populations overall grew by 4% to 103,702.
