Uig

Uig 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.
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  • Type: Village with 298 residents
  • Description: village on Trotternish, Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “An Ùig”, “Uig, Isle of Skye”, “Uig, islla de Skye.”, “Uig, Skye”, and “Uig, Snizort”
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dun Skudiburgh and Castle Ewen.

Fort
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is a prehistoric fort near Uig, Skye, Scotland.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balnaknock and Totscore.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Uig.

Uig

Latitude
57.5915° or 57° 35′ 30″ north
Longitude
-6.3636° or 6° 21′ 49″ west
Population
298
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB UIG
Open location code
9C9MHJRP+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267261435
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635219
Wiki­data ID
Q515476
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Uig” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Uig”
  • Basque: “Uig”
  • Bulgarian: “Уиг”
  • Cebuano: “Uig”
  • Chinese: “威格”
  • Czech: “Uig”
  • Danish: “Uig (Snizort)”
  • Danish: “Uig”
  • Dutch: “Uig”
  • Estonian: “Uig”
  • Finnish: “Uig”
  • Finnish: “Ùige”
  • French: “Uig”
  • Galician: “Uig”
  • German: “Uig”
  • Irish: “Ùige”
  • Italian: “Uig”
  • Japanese: “ウイグ”
  • Persian: “اویگ، اسکای”
  • Persian: “اویگ”
  • Polish: “Uig”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ùige”
  • Spanish: “Uig”
  • Swedish: “Uig”
  • Welsh: “Ùige”
  • Western Frisian: “Uig”
  • “Uig - Ùige”

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