Uig

Uig is a hamlet in , , . Uig is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: hamlet on Coll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Uig, Coll”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coll Airport and Dùn an Achaidh.

Aerodrome
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coll Island Airport is located 5 NM west southwest of on the island of in the .

Archaeological site
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, sometimes Anglicised as Dun Acha, is a dun located near the village of Acha on the Inner Hebridean island of . It is considered the best preserved dun on the island.

Castle
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is either of two structures on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Inner Hebridean island of , . The earlier is a 15th-century tower house that was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acha and Coll.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet on the island of .

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the of . It's about 12 miles long by 3 miles wide and in 2011 had a population of 195, mostly in the ferry port of Arinagour.

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the island of , in the council area of Scotland. It is the main settlement on the island, and the location of the island's ferry terminal. It has a population of around 50. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Uig.

Uig

Latitude
56.59709° or 56° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-6.61264° or 6° 36′ 46″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
9C8MH9WP+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4798998426
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13283005
Wiki­data ID
Q75717947
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Coll Airport and Tràigh Ghortain.

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