Isle Of Scalpay
Scalpay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Scalpay is around 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) long and also 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 settlement on the island goes to the north, near the bridge, gathered 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 Fort) which has a small island in it, with the remains of the fort still noticeable. Eilean Glas, a tiny peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the first lighthouse to be integrated in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's closest neighbor, Harris, is simply 300 metres (980 feet) away across the tightens of Caolas Scalpaigh. In 1997, a bridge from Harris to Scalpay was constructed, replacing a ferry service. In 2001, the island had 322 people, whose primary work was fish farming and prawn angling. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst during the same duration Scottish island populations all at once expanded by 4% to 103,702.
