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 is at the north, near the bridge, clustered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with little lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a tiny island in it, with the remains of the ft still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a little peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the very first lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's nearby neighbor, Harris, is simply 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the tightens of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was constructed, changing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose major employment was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst during the very same duration Scottish island populations in its entirety expanded by 4% to 103,702.