Aird Uig
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village on Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aird”, “Àird Uig”, “Àird Ùig”, and “An Àird”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timsgarry and Cliff.
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 2½ miles south of Aird Uig.
Cliff
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Struthers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cliff is a small settlement on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Cliff is within the parish of Uig. The settlement is situated on a minor road, off the B8011. Cliff is situated 2½ miles southeast of Aird Uig.
Kneep
Village
Photo: Sarah Egan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kneep is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Kneep is within the parish of Uig. Various archaeological discoveries have been made at Kneep, including a Viking cemetery and a number of Viking burials, as well as a cist. Kneep is situated 3 miles east of Aird Uig.
Aird Uig
- Category: locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.23064° or 58° 13′ 50″ northLongitude
-7.0286° or 7° 1′ 43″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9CCJ6XJC+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 617526032OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Aird Uig” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Aird Uig”
- Dutch: “Aird Uig”
- French: “Aird Uig”
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Explore places such as Gallan Head and Baile na Cille.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Aird Uig”. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.