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 area of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The main settlement 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 biggest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Ft) which has a little island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a small peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore, is house to the initial lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbour, Harris, is simply 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout the narrows of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was developed, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose major work was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had declined by 9% to 291 whilst during the same duration Scottish island populations as a whole expanded by 4% to 103,702.
