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.

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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)

Contains St Michael's Chapel, Uig (Little Bernera)

Contains St Peter's Church, Uig (Pabbay, 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.