Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and also the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), a little smaller than South Uist. North Uist is linked by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, as well as to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is very flat, and also covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, low hillsides as well as lochans, with over half the land being covered by water. Some of the lochs include a combination of fresh and tidal salt water, giving rise to some complex as well as uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, concerning which it has been stated "there is possibly nothing else loch in Britain which comes close to Loch Scadavay in irregularity as well as intricacy of summary", is the biggest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has about two times the quantity of water. The north part of the island belongs to the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Location, among 40 in Scotland. The major negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port and also home to a gallery, an arts centre as well as a video camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries cruise from the village to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is attached to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a gallery and arts centre with a coffee shop, tiny store as well as post office service. Neighboring is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's main villages are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay as well as Cladach Kirkibost. Other settlements include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and Scolpaig, house to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a tiny hamlet on the east coast-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with sub areas of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.