Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Sea off the west shore of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had an usually resident population of 1,283, with a large percentage of Roman Catholics. It forms part of the location carried out by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 kilometres from west to eastern and a comparable distance from north to south. It exists between the islands of North Uist as well as South Uist; it is connected to both by road causeways. Traveling to any one of the various other Hebridean islands, or to the British landmass, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has everyday trips to Glasgow, Stornoway and Barra. A straight service to Inverness was presented in 2006 yet ceased in May 2007. There are no straight ferryboat solutions from Benbecula to the mainland, however a solution operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist supplies a five-hour crossing to Oban on the landmass, whilst an additional service from Lochmaddy on North Uist gives a two-hour crossing to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, as well as thus to the landmass by means of the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (linked by embankment to North Uist) and also Eriskay (linked to South Uist) link to the various other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris and also Barra respectively. There is a dense cluster of lochs across virtually the entire island, and mostly all of the island is below 20 metres in altitude.