Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and also rises to an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The area of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The main negotiation on the island is at the north, near the bridge, clustered 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 ft still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the first lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearest neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was developed, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose primary work was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had actually declined by 9% to 291 whilst during the very same period Scottish island populations as a whole expanded by 4% to 103,702.
