Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island as well as the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller than South Uist. North Uist is connected by embankments to Benbecula through Grimsay, to Berneray, and also to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is really flat, and also covered with a jumble of peat bogs, reduced hillsides and lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs consist of a combination of fresh and also tidal seawater, triggering some complex and also unusual habitats. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has actually been claimed "there is probably nothing else loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in abnormality and intricacy of outline", is the biggest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has regarding two times the volume of water. The north part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris as well as North Uist National Scenic Location, one of 40 in Scotland. The primary settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port and residence to a gallery, an arts centre and a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the village to Uig on Skye, as well as from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy likewise has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and also arts centre with a coffee shop, small store and also post office service. Close-by is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay as well as Cladach Kirkibost. Various other settlements include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht as well as Scolpaig, residence to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a small district on the eastern shore-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with below areas of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.
