Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also neighborhood in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), slightly smaller than South Uist. North Uist is attached by causeways to Benbecula by means of Grimsay, to Berneray, and also to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is very level, and covered with a jumble of peat bogs, reduced hills and also lochans, with majority the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs consist of a blend of fresh and also tidal salt water, generating some complex and uncommon habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, regarding which it has been stated "there is probably nothing else loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in abnormality and intricacy of outline", is the biggest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has regarding two times the volume of water. The north part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris as well as North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The main settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port and residence to a gallery, an arts centre and a video camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the village to Uig on Skye, as well as from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy also has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery as well as arts centre with a cafe, tiny shop as well as post office solution. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and also Cladach Kirkibost. Various other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and also Scolpaig, house to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a little hamlet on the east shore-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.
