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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Uig like this:
Uig, par., in SW. of Lewis island, Outer Hebrides, Ross-shire, 135,471 ac., pop. 3489; contains also the islands of Bernera, Mealista, and Pabay; the church stands near the W. coast of Lewis, 34 miles W. of Storaoway.
Uig is now part of NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NA H EILEANAN AN IAR has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Uig itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Uig, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Ross and Cromarty | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16754
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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