Uig is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
south west of
Uig Uig is a placename meaning "bay" (from Norse) and may refer to:
Places
* Uig, Coll, a hamlet on the island of Coll, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
* Uig, Duirinish, a hamlet near Totaig, on the Isle of Skye, Highland Scotland
* Uig, Lewis, a civil par ...
in Snizort, on the eastern shore of
Loch Dunvegan
Loch Dunvegan (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Dhùn Bheagain''), is a sea loch on the west coast of the island of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Dunvegan, the village it was named after is located by its southern shore. The settlements of Gal ...
, in the civil parish of
Duirinish, on the
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some of ...
, in the council area of
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
, Scotland.
History
The name "Uig" came from
Old Norse
Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...
''vík'' ("bay").
References
Populated places in the Isle of Skye
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