Isle Of Benbecula
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides, in the Atlantic Sea off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census it had an usually resident population of 1,283, with a large percent of Roman Catholics. It creates part of the area provided by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 km from west to eastern and a similar range from north to southern. It lies in between the islands of North Uist and South Uist; it is attached to both by roadway causeways. Travel to any of the other Hebridean islands, or to the British landmass, is by air or sea. Benbecula Airport on the island has daily trips to Glasgow, Stornoway and Barra. A straight solution to Inverness was presented in 2006 yet ceased in May 2007. There are no straight ferry solutions from Benbecula to the mainland, however a solution run by Caledonian MacBrayne from Lochboisdale on South Uist offers a five-hour crossing to Oban on the landmass, whilst another service from Lochmaddy on North Uist offers a two-hour going across to Uig on the Inner Hebridean island of Skye, and also thus to the landmass via the Skye Bridge. Ferry services from the islands of Berneray (connected by causeway to North Uist) and also Eriskay (linked to South Uist) connect to the various other Outer Hebridean islands of Harris as well as Barra specifically. There is a thick collection of lochs across nearly the entire island, and mostly all of the island is below 20 metres in altitude.