Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and rises to an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The location of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The major negotiation on the island goes to the north, near the bridge, gathered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with little lochans. The biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the fort still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a tiny peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is home to the first lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's closest neighbor, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away across the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was constructed, replacing a ferry solution. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose primary employment was fish farming and also prawn angling. By 2011 the population had declined by 9% to 291 whilst during the exact same period Scottish island populations overall grew by 4% to 103,702.