Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island and also community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and the thirteenth-largest island surrounding Great Britain. It has a location of 117 square miles (303 km2), slightly smaller than South Uist. North Uist is attached by causeways to Benbecula via Grimsay, to Berneray, and to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is really flat, and also covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, reduced hillsides and lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs consist of a mix of fresh and also tidal seawater, triggering some complicated and uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has been claimed "there is most likely no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity and also intricacy of overview", is the largest loch by area on North Uist although Loch Obisary has concerning two times the quantity of water. The north part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Area, among 40 in Scotland. The main negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port as well as residence to a gallery, an arts centre and also a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries cruise from the town to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road embankment), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy likewise has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a museum and arts centre with a coffee shop, little shop as well as post office service. Neighboring is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and also Cladach Kirkibost. Various other settlements include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and Scolpaig, residence to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower folly. Loch Portain is a tiny district on the east coast-- some 9 miles (14 km) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay and Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.