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 major settlement on the island is at the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with little lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a little island in it, with the remains of the ft still visible. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is house to the initial lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbour, Harris, is simply 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, replacing a ferryboat service. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose main employment was fish farming and prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had declined by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the same duration Scottish island populations in its entirety expanded by 4% to 103,702.
