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TITLE
Uig, Skye, from Idrigill
EXTERNAL ID
HC_PLANNING_03_057_0352
PLACENAME
Uig
DISTRICT
Skye
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
INVERNESS: Snizort
PERIOD
1970s
CREATOR
T. Kenneth MacKenzie
SOURCE
Highland Council Planning Dept.
ASSET ID
14719
KEYWORDS
settlements
crofts
croft houses
Uig, Skye, from Idrigill

This photograph of Uig was taken in the 1970s from the neighbouring township of Idrigill.

Uig (from the norse ' vik ', meaning a bay) has an enviable setting on the curving slopes of Uig Bay. There was a pier in Uig by 1840 and in 1894 it was greatly extended at a cost of £9000. King Edward Vll and Queen Alexandra 'officially' opened the new pier on 1 September 1902 and a commemorative memorial to the event stands near to what is now the car park.

Steamers plying between Glasgow and Stornoway made regular stops at Uig. In 1964, Caledonian MacBrayne started its regular sailings to the Isle of Harris and North Uist.

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Uig, Skye, from Idrigill

INVERNESS: Snizort

1970s

settlements; crofts; croft houses

Highland Council Planning Dept.

The Highland Council Planning Dept

This photograph of Uig was taken in the 1970s from the neighbouring township of Idrigill.<br /> <br /> Uig (from the norse ' vik ', meaning a bay) has an enviable setting on the curving slopes of Uig Bay. There was a pier in Uig by 1840 and in 1894 it was greatly extended at a cost of £9000. King Edward Vll and Queen Alexandra 'officially' opened the new pier on 1 September 1902 and a commemorative memorial to the event stands near to what is now the car park. <br /> <br /> Steamers plying between Glasgow and Stornoway made regular stops at Uig. In 1964, Caledonian MacBrayne started its regular sailings to the Isle of Harris and North Uist.