Scalpay (Outer Hebrides)
| Scalpay Sgalpaigh na Hearadh |
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| Waters | North Atlantic |
| Archipelago | Outer Hebrides |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 52 ′ 1 " N , 6 ° 40 ′ 19" W |
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| surface | 6.53 km² |
| Highest elevation | Beinn Scorabhaig 104 m above sea level NN |
| Residents | 291 (2011) 45 inhabitants / km² |
| main place | To Acarsaid a Tuath |
Scalpay ( Scottish Gaelic Sgalpaigh or Sgalpaigh na Hearadh ) is an island in the Outer Hebrides ( Scotland ), southeast of the island of Lewis and Harris , with which it has been connected by a bridge since 1997. It is located in East Loch Tarbert Bay . In 2011 there were 291 people living on the island, mainly from fish farming and shrimp fishing.
The Eilean Glass Lighthouse stands on Scalpay , a successor to the oldest lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides from 1789. The current tower was built in the 1820s by the lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson , the grandfather of the author Robert Louis Stevenson .
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