Uig is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, 43 miles south of the town of Stornoway, 144 miles north-west of the major city of Glasgow, 165 miles north-west of Edinburgh, 442 miles north of Cardiff, and 489 miles north-west of London. Uig was historically in the county of Inverness-shire. Uig falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the IV51 postcode district. The post town for Uig is Portree.
Uig is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Ross and Cromarty |
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Historic County | Inverness-shire |
Administrative County | Highland |
Uig is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Uig is IV51 9XP.
Uig is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IV51 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IV51 postcode district.
The post town for Uig is Portree. Uig is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.
The centre of Uig is located at position 57.59208° latitude and -6.359° longitude.
Latitude | 57.59208° |
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Longitude | -6.359° |
The centre of Uig is located at the grid reference easting 139618 and northing 864156 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 139618 |
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Northing | 864156 |
Position of Uig relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Uig to the centre of the town.
Position of Uig relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Uig to the centre of the city.