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Where is Uig?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Uig as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Uig
Map showing location of Uig within the UK
Location of Uig within the UK

Which county is Uig in?

Uig is in the ceremonial county of Ross and Cromarty, the historic county of Inverness-shire, and the administrative county of Highland.

Ceremonial CountyRoss and Cromarty
Historic CountyInverness-shire
Administrative CountyHighland

Where is Uig in Ross and Cromarty?

Uig is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Ross and Cromarty, and towards the westernmost extremity of Ross and Cromarty.

Map showing location of Uig within Ross and Cromarty
Location of Uig within Ross and Cromarty

What is the postcode for Uig?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Uig is IV51 9XP.

Where is Uig in IV51?

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.

Map showing location of Uig within IV51
Location of Uig within IV51

What is the post town for Uig?

The post town for Uig is Portree. Uig is in the IV51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Portree.

What is the latitude and longitude of Uig?

The centre of Uig is located at position 57.59208° latitude and -6.359° longitude.

Latitude57.59208°
Longitude-6.359°

What is the easting and northing of Uig?

The centre of Uig is located at the grid reference easting 139618 and northing 864156 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting139618
Northing864156

What are the nearest towns to Uig?

Position of Uig relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Uig to the centre of the town.

south
43m
Uig is 43 miles south of Stornoway
north
68m
Uig is 68 miles north of Tobermory
north-west
71m
Uig is 71 miles north-west of Fort William
west
72m
Uig is 72 miles west of Dingwall
west
79m
Uig is 79 miles west of Alness
west
82m
Uig is 82 miles west of Invergordon
west
83m
Uig is 83 miles west of Fortrose
west
87m
Uig is 87 miles west of Cromarty
west
87m
Uig is 87 miles west of Tain
north
88m
Uig is 88 miles north of Oban

What are the nearest cities to Uig?

Position of Uig relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Uig to the centre of the city.

west
80m
Uig is 80 miles west of Inverness
north-west
137m
Uig is 137 miles north-west of Stirling
north-west
138m
Uig is 138 miles north-west of Perth
north-west
144m
Uig is 144 miles north-west of Glasgow
north-west
150m
Uig is 150 miles north-west of Dundee
north-west
152m
Uig is 152 miles north-west of Dunfermline
west
162m
Uig is 162 miles west of Aberdeen
north-west
165m
Uig is 165 miles north-west of Edinburgh
north-west
229m
Uig is 229 miles north-west of Carlisle
north-west
257m
Uig is 257 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne