Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long as well as rises to an elevation of 104 metres (341 feet) at Beinn Scorabhaig. The location of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The main negotiation on the island goes to the north, near the bridge, clustered around An Acairseid a Tuath (North Harbour). The island is peppered with tiny lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is home to the first lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbour, Harris, is just 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was built, changing a ferry solution. In 2001, the island had 322 individuals, whose major work was fish farming as well as prawn angling. By 2011 the population had decreased by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the same duration Scottish island populations all at once grew by 4% to 103,702.
