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Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it. Two watercourses enter the bay at Uig: the River Rha from the north and the River Conon which drains Glen Uig to the east. The lower courses of both of these small rivers are characterised by waterfalls.
Uig marks the northwestern terminus of the A87, with its southeastern terminus being the junction with the A82 at Invergarry, to the north of Fort William. The A855 road also links Portree and Uig, taking a route along the eastern coast and around the northern end of the peninsula: the two roads thus combine to encircle Trotternish. A minor ...
The Uig Tower is a round tower of two floors and was built in Norman style. The tower has narrow vertical slits instead of windows. The tower has narrow vertical slits instead of windows. The gaps resemble loopholes of a castle through which arrows could be fired on attackers, although it has no defensive function and was built purely as a show ...
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig was established as a charitable trust in 1973, "as an educational institute, with a special emphasis on Gaelic educational functions", [2] with a longer-term vision of establishing a Gaelic-medium college and research centre offering vocational further education, as well as opportunities for Gaelic learners to develop their fluency.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:20, 4 February 2011: 1,334 × 1,424 (1.56 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of the Isle of Skye, UK, as well as the adjacent islands, with the following information shown: *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84
Uig, otherwise known as West Uig, is the largest and most sparsely populated district of the Isle of Lewis. It contains the highest point on Lewis of Mealasbhal (574 m or 1,883 ft). [ 5 ] Nearby Loch Suaineabhat (or Suaineabhal) at 61 metres (200 feet) is the deepest freshwater loch and with a mean depth of 33 metres (108 ft) also the most ...
Uig, Coll, a hamlet on the island of Coll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; Uig, Duirinish, a hamlet near Totaig, on the Isle of Skye, Highland Scotland; Uig, Lewis, a civil parish on the western cost of the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland; Uig, Snizort, a village and ferry port on the Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Highland Scotland
Map of Skye showing Strathaird. Strathaird is a peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig on the south coast. [1]W. H. Murray said that "Skye is sixty miles long, but what might be its breadth is beyond the ingenuity of man to state". [2]