Uig, Lewis
Uig
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Scottish Gaelic English |
| OS grid reference | NB022334 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ISLE OF LEWIS |
| Postcode district | HS2 |
| Dialling code | 01851 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Uig (Scottish Gaelic: Ùig), also known as Sgìr' Ùig, is a civil parish and community on the western coast of the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It consists of scattered settlements around the bay of Camas Uig and the Bhaltos peninsula. The name derives from the Norse word Vik meaning 'a bay'.
According to the 2011 Census, there are 873 Gaelic speakers (56%) in the Uig area.
Uig is a civil parish and extends over a vast area from the Harris border in the south to Dalmore in the north. It extends from Brenish in the west to Lochganvich in the east. The district known locally in Lewis as Uig is also called West Uig and is broadly the area west of Little Loch Roag. West Uig contains 20 settlements. Uig parish contains 36 settlements.
West Uig was a district of 2,000 people around the 1841 census but the Highland clearances had set in by then and this parish suffered greatly. The villages of Capadale, Pennydonald, Balnicol, Balgreasich and Erista around where the modern scattered crofting township of Ardroil now stands were part of the many cleared to make way for sheep farming and country sports.
Uig Beach (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Ùig) is surrounded by the villages of Cradhlasta (Crowlista), Tuimisgearraidh (Timsgarry), Eadar Dhà Fhadhail (Ardroil) and Càrnais (Carnish).
Bhaltos (Valtos) is the largest village in Uig and is home to about 35 people. Since 1999 the land on the Bhaltos peninsula, comprising also the smaller villages of Cliobh (Cliff), Cnìp (Kneep), Riof (Reef) and Na h-Ùigean (Uigen), has been owned by the community and managed by the Bhaltos Community Trust.
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