Uig Bay

Uig Bay is a bay in , . Uig Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Loch Ùige”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dun Skudiburgh and Uig Tower.

Fort
Photo: IBM Ralston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a prehistoric fort near , Scotland. The site is on the west coast of , on a steep-sided knoll about 60 metres above the shore of .

Building
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Captain Fraser's Folly, is a nineteenth-century folly in on the island of Skye in the of Scotland. It is a category B listed building.

Lake
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uig and Totscore.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the north of , with a population of 423 in 2011. "Uig" derives from Old Norse vík, a bay, and it's a port with ferries to the Outer Hebrides.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Uig Bay

Latitude
57.57696° or 57° 34′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.38517° or 6° 23′ 7″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C9MHJG7+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1780189322
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2635215
Wiki­data ID
Q24638096
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Satellite Map

Discover Uig Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Uig Bay” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Loch Ùige”
  • Cebuano: “Uig Bay”
  • Cornish: “Loch Ùige”
  • Irish: “Loch Ùige”
  • Manx: “Loch Ùige”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Ùige”
  • Swedish: “Uig Bay”
  • Welsh: “Loch Ùige”
  • “Loch Ùige”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Earlish and An Sgàtan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Uig community fire station and SkyeXplorer.

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