Before the late 1990s, travel between Scalpay and the Isle of Harris depended on a short ferry crossing over the Sound of Scalpay. The distance was small, yet the crossing shaped work, shopping, education, medical care and the movement of goods. Residents planned around sailing times, weather and vessel availability. A missed ferry could turn…
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Crofting on the Isle of Scalpay
The Isle of Scalpay, known in Gaelic as Sgalpaigh, lies off the east coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. The narrow waters of North Harbour separate it from Harris, and a road bridge has connected the two islands since 1997. Rocky hills, peat-covered ground, small lochs, sheltered inlets and an indented coastline shape how…