Camas Uig
Camas Uig is a bay on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The bay contains a variety of small islets including Fraoch Eilean, Leac Holm, Sgeir a' Chàis, Sgeir Liath, Sgeir Sheilibhig, Tom and Tolm.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Camus Uig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim and Abhainn Dearg Distillery.
Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim
Archaeological site
Photo: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stac Dhòmnuill Chaim, or Stac Dhòmhnaill Chaim, or Stac Domhnuill Chaim, is a fortified promontory located near Mangursta on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Abhainn Dearg Distillery
Distillery
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abhainn Dearg distillery or Red River distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Uig, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It is the most westerly distillery in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardroil and Timsgarry.
Ardroil
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardroil is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ardroil is within the parish of Uig.
Timsgarry
Village
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Timsgarry is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Timsgarry is home to the Baile na Cille Church and the Uig Museum, noted for its giant Chessmen, discovered in the sands in 1831. Timsgarry is situated 2 miles northeast of Camas Uig.
Aird Uig
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aird Uig is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Aird Uig is within the parish of Uig, and is situated on the C40 minor road which joins to the B8011 at Timsgarry. Aird Uig is situated 3½ miles northeast of Camas Uig.
Camas Uig
- Category: body of water
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Camas Uig” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Camas Uig”
- Irish: “Camas Úig”
- Spanish: “Bahia de Uig”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Úig”
- Swedish: “Camas Uig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carnish and Mangersta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fraoch Eilean and Tom.
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