North Uist is an island and neighborhood in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. North Uist is the tenth-largest Scottish island as well as 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 using Grimsay, to Berneray, and also to Baleshare. With the exception of the south eastern, the island is extremely level, and covered with a patchwork of peat bogs, low hills and also lochans, with more than half the land being covered by water. A few of the lochs consist of a blend of fresh and tidal salt water, generating some facility and also uncommon environments. Loch Sgadabhagh, regarding which it has been said "there is most likely no other loch in Britain which approaches Loch Scadavay in abnormality and also intricacy of summary", is the largest loch by location on North Uist although Loch Obisary has concerning twice the volume of water. The northern part of the island becomes part of the South Lewis, Harris and also North Uist National Scenic Location, one of 40 in Scotland. The primary settlement on the island is Lochmaddy, a fishing port as well as house to a gallery, an arts centre as well as an electronic camera obscura. Caledonian MacBrayne ferries sail from the town to Uig on Skye, along with from the island of Berneray (which is linked to North Uist by road causeway), to Leverburgh in Harris. Lochmaddy additionally has Taigh Chearsabhagh-- a museum as well as arts centre with a coffee shop, tiny shop as well as post office service. Nearby is the Uist Outdoor Centre. The island's primary towns are Sollas, Hosta, Tigharry, Hougharry, Paible, Grimsay and also Cladach Kirkibost. Various other settlements consist of Clachan, Carinish, Knockquien, Port nan Long, Greinetobht and Scolpaig, home to the 19th century Scolpaig Tower recklessness. Loch Portain is a tiny community on the east shore-- some 9 miles (14 kilometres) from Lochmaddy, with below locations of Cheesebay and also Hoebeg. According to the 2011 census North Uist had a population of 1,254.