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 area of Scalpay is 653 hectares (2.52 sq mi). The major settlement on the island goes to 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 Ft) which has a tiny island in it, with the remains of the fort still visible. Eilean Glas, a tiny peninsula on Scalpay's eastern coast, is residence to the first lighthouse to be constructed in the Outer Hebrides. Scalpay's local neighbour, Harris, is simply 300 metres (980 feet) away throughout 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 individuals, whose major employment was fish farming as well as prawn fishing. By 2011 the population had actually decreased by 9% to 291 whilst throughout the same duration Scottish island populations in its entirety grew by 4% to 103,702.
