Uig On Visit To West Coast Isle Of Skye Inner Hebrides Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video with Scottish music of Uig, on the West coast of the Trotternish Peninsula, Isle Of Skye, on ancestry visit to the Inner Hebrides. The name is thought to be derived from Old Norse vík, which means bay or inlet. It was thus originally the same placename as Wick, Highland, Vik, Sogn og Fjordane and Vík í Mýrdal. From its sheltered port, Caledonian MacBrayne ferries run to Tarbert on Island of Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist, Outer Hebrides, providing links with the Outer Hebrides. Uig is situated partly on the raised beach around the head of the bay and partly on the steep slopes behind it. Two watercourses enter the bay at Uig; the River Rha from the north and the River Conon which drains Glen Uig to the east. The lower courses of both of these small rivers are characterised by waterfalls. Uigg, Prince Edward Island, Canada was named by settlers from Uig. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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