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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described North Uist like this:
Uist, North, island and par., Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire - par., 75,431 ac., pop. 4264; island, pop. 3371; P.O., T.O., at Lochmaddy, 65 miles SW. of Stornoway; the par. also comprises the islands of Baleshare and Illeray, Boveray, Grimisay, Heisker, Levera, Kirkibost, Mhorgay, Monach, Ronay, and Vallay; the island measures, N. and S., 17 miles in length, and from 3 to 13 miles in breadth, and consists chiefly of flat marshy moorland, traversed by a range of hills, the greatest alt. being 1133 ft. The coast is much indented, and the sea-lochs abound with fish.
North Uist 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 North Uist itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Uist, in Na H Eileanan An Iar and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16786
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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