Isle Of North Uist
North Uist is an island as well as area in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island and also the thirteenth-largest island bordering Great Britain. It has an area of 117 square miles (303 km2), somewhat smaller than South Uist. North Uist is linked by causeways to Benbecula through Grimsay, to Berneray, as well as to Baleshare. With the exception of the south east, the island is very flat, as well as covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, reduced hills and also lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs contain a mixture of fresh and tidal seawater, generating some complex and also unusual environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, about which it has been claimed "there is most likely no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in irregularity as well as complexity of outline", is the largest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has concerning two times the volume of water. The northern part of the island is part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland. The primary negotiation on the island is Lochmaddy, an angling port and house to a gallery, an arts centre and a camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the town to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is connected to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy also has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a museum and also arts centre with a coffee shop, little store and also post office solution. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and also Cladach Kirkibost. Various other negotiations include Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and also Scolpaig, home to the nineteenth century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a tiny district on the eastern coast-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay as well as Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.