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 a height 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 is at the north, near the bridge, clustered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with small lochans. The biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a tiny island in it, with the remains of the fort still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a little peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore, is home to the first lighthouse to be built in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearest neighbor, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was constructed, replacing a ferryboat solution. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose major employment was fish farming and also prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had decreased by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the same duration Scottish island populations as a whole expanded by 4% to 103,702.