Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and the thirteenth-largest island bordering 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 via Grimsay, to Berneray, as well as to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is very flat, as well as covered with a jumble of peat bogs, low hillsides and also lochans, with majority the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs contain a mix of fresh and also tidal salt water, generating some complicated and also uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, concerning which it has actually been claimed "there is most likely nothing else loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in abnormality and complexity of overview", is the biggest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about two times the volume of water. The northern part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. The main settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port as well as house to a gallery, an arts centre as well as a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the town to Uig on Skye, as well as from the island of Berneray (which is attached to North Uist by road embankment), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy likewise has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and arts centre with a coffee shop, small shop as well as post office solution. Neighboring is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and Cladach Kirkibost. Other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and also Scolpaig, residence to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a small district on the east coastline-- 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.