Uig (Skye)
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Uig Scottish Gaelic An Ùig |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 35 ′ N , 6 ° 22 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 400 | ||
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| Post town | PORTREE | ||
| ZIP code section | IV51 | ||
| prefix | 01470 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Location and climate
The village of Uig ( Scottish Gaelic An Ùig ) is located in a sheltered bay near the northern end of the Isle of Skye ( Inner Hebrides ), which is where the name derives from the Old Norse vík (bay, arm of the sea). The climate of Uig is slightly drier and warmer than in the south of the island.
Inhabitants, flora and fauna
According to official information, the 300 to 400 inhabitants live mainly from fishing, smallholder sideline income, tourism and the ferry company. There are a few hamlets in the immediate area, which is characterized by moors (Glenconon, Sheader, Earlish, Cuidreach and Glenhinnisdal). The two streams Rha and Conon flow through wooded valleys into the bay. The trees are managed by the Woodland Trust and are one of the few historic forest areas on the Isle of Skye.
Local animal species include buzzards , herons , oystercatchers , otters and seals .
history
Dinosaur footprints have been discovered near Uig (Duntulm). On a hill above the village, near Uig's only hotel, an overturned clach-ard ( menhir ) was set up again. The ambiguous prophecy is said to come from the legendary Gaelic prophet Brahan Seer : "The raven will drink its fill off the ground from the top of the High Stone of Uig" ("The raven will drink empty from the top of the Uig stone out of the ground." ").
Between 1838 and 1848 some emigrants embarked in Uig. In 1877 the place was destroyed by a devastating tidal wave, the cemetery was completely devastated and later rebuilt on a flood-proof hill. In 1894, the 1040 British foot long King Edward jetty (then one of the longest in the kingdom) was built for £ 9,000, half financed by the government and the private lessee. In honor of a visit by the eponymous King Edward, there has been a memorial stone in the immediate vicinity since 1902. During the Second World War, the port facility was dangerously dilapidated, mainly served the village youth as a good fishing spot and had to be completely rebuilt after a heavy storm.
Isle of Skye Brewery
The Isle of Skye Brewery , founded in 1995, has its headquarters on the pier in Uig . It was the island's first commercial brewery and when it was founded, Pam MacRuary was the first Scottish master brewer (she now makes chocolate specialties). The Uig brewers were inspired by the surroundings when creating their beers: The Skye Red has a similar color to the rust-brown Red Cuillin Hills , which also gave the Cuillin Beast its name. Skye Blaven is named after the Bla Bheinn or Blue Mountain .
traffic
Ferries from the sheltered harbor to Tarbert on the southern part of Lewis and Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist provide a link with the Outer Hebrides .
Uig is accessed by the A87 from Portree and also by the A855 , which goes around the Trotternish Peninsula. Since August 2006 Uig has been served direct by intercity buses from the Scottish Citylink from Glasgow and Fort William .
Dun Maraig is a tidal island in Poll na h-Ealaidh Bay, south of Uig. About 6 km south of Uig is Caisteal Uisdein , about 10 km north of Duntulm Castle .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ^ William Mackenzie: Old Skye Tales: Traditions, Reflections and Memories , Edinburgh 2002, unpag.E-Book
- ^ William Mackenzie: Old Skye Tales: Traditions, Reflections and Memories , Edinburgh 2002, unpag.E-Book
- ↑ Aonghas MacNeacail: Leaves from a life in Paul Henderrson Scott (ed.): Spirits of the Age: Scottish Self Portraits , Edinburgh 2005, p 228
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