Scalpay, Outer Hebrides
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Scalpay (Gaelic: Scalpaigh or Scalpaidh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
In 2001, the island had a population of 322 people, whose main industries are fish farming and prawn fishing.
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Scalpay is around 2.5 miles (4 km) long and rises to a height of 341 ft (104 m) at Beinn Scorabhaig. Scalpay's nearest neighbour, Harris is just 330 yds (300 m) away over narrow Caolas Scalpaigh. The two islands were linked in 1997 by a bridge that replaced the ferry service. 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 small lochans. The largest of these is Loch an Duin (Loch of the Fort) which has a tiny island in it with the remains of a fort still visible.
Eilean Glas a tiny peninsula on Scalpay's eastern shore is home to the first lighthouse to be built in the Outer Hebrides.
Not to be confused with Scalpay in the Inner Hebrides, which is much larger.
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