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Uig, parish (Lewis)
Grid reference
NB 048 338 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
104800 933800
Latitude
58.194226317943766
Longitude
-7.02471877610082
Nearby places
St Christopher's Church, Uig (Lewis) (0.31 miles)
Gob Rubha Phàil, Uig (Lewis) (2.61 miles)
St Peter's Church, Uig (Pabbay, Lewis) (4.19 miles)
Geodha Mhartainn, Uig (Lewis) (6.41 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernera) (7.39 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the graveyard in Baile na Cille, where NMRS records the remains of two medieval church buildings.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains St Ciaran's Church, Lochs (Lewis)
Relationships with other places
Contains Flannan Isles, Uig
Contains Geodha Mhartainn, Uig (Lewis)
Contains Gleann Dhonnachaidh, Uig (Lewis)
Contains Gob Rubha Phàil, Uig (Lewis)
Contains St Christopher's Church, Uig (Lewis)
Contains St Donnan's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernara)
Contains St Flannan's Chapel, Uig
Contains St Macrel's Church, Uig (Bernera) (Lewis)
Parish details
Uig (in Lewis)
Parish TLA
UIG
County
Ross-shire
Medieval diocese
Isles
Parish notes
One of the 4 parishes of Lewis described by Archdeacon Monro in 1549, the parsonage appears to have remained independent (Monro W.I. 61; Coll. de Rebus Alban 8; Dunvegan i, 36). Cowan 1967, 203.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Uig
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Uig
Place
Uig, parish (Lewis)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Wuicg 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formWuicg This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameUig PlaceUig, parish (Lewis) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 184 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3