Inhabitants
The island's population was 169 as recorded by the 2011 census [2] a drop of over 15% since 2001 when there were 201 usual residents. [9] During the same period Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. [10] The main settlements are Baymore (Bàgh Mòr) and Kallin (Ceallan) at the eastern end of the island. Grimsay has a harbour at Kallin, which is the base to a sizeable shellfish industry, [6] the island's main industry, mostly for lobster, prawns and scallops. Also in Kallin is The Boatshed, a marine repair facility which promotes traditional skills, and employs a full-time boatbuilder and trainee. [11] Three generations of Stewart family built as many as 1,000 boats from three sheds on Grimsay. [11] Grimsay is encircled by a single-track road that links most of the island's small croft and fishing settlements together.
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North Uist is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Benbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a zone administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western Isles Council. The island is about 12 kilometres from west to east and a similar distance from north to south. It lies between the islands of North Uist and South Uist and is connected to both by road causeways. Benbecula's main settlement and administrative centre is Balivanich.
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Flodday is an uninhabited island in Loch Maddy, North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
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