Ùig
Ùig is a region in Western Isles, Scotland.- Type: Region
- Description: district of Lewis
- Also known as: “Uig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flodaigh and Fuaigh Beag.
Flodaigh
Flodaigh is a small island in Loch Roag on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is about 33 hectares in extent and the highest point is 48 metres.Fuaigh Beag
Island
Fuaigh Beag or Vuia Be g is an island in the Outer Hebrides. It is off the west coast of Lewis near Great Bernera in Loch Roag. Its name means "little Fuaigh", and is named in contrast to Fuaigh Mòr nearby.
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.
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.
Ùig
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.1384° or 58° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.9266° or 6° 55′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CCM43QF+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 13375062763OpenStreetMap feature
place=regionWikidata ID
Q137384384
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Ùig” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Sgìre Ùige”
- Irish: “Ùig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgìre Ùige”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ùig”
- “Sgìre Ùige”
- “Ùig”
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Localities in the Area
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