Uig

Uig Ùige
Location Map
The ferry pier at Uig
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County:	Inverness-shire
Authority
Transport Scotland
Forward Destination Roads
A87
Next Primary Destinations
Kyle
Primary Destinations on the A87
Kyle of Lochalsh

The small village of Uig lies on the west coast of Skye's Trotternish Peninsula and is an important ferry port. Its main business is the ferries to the Outer Hebredies, with crossings to Tarbet on Harris and Lochmaddy on North Uist. It has been the terminus of the A87 since that road was extended over the Skye Bridge in 1995.

Due to the ferries, Uig is surprisingly well connected to the rest of Scotland, not just by the trunk road network, but also by Scottish Citylink Services which run direct to Inverness and, via Fort William, to Glasgow. The services are timetabled to meet the ferries, thus providing good onward links for Islanders and tourists alike.

History

Back in 1922 when the roads were first classified, Uig was the terminus of the A856. At this point, the A855 was just a short link in Portree to the pier. However, fairly quickly the A855 was extended over the B887 to Staffin, and then an unclassified route to make the complete circuit of Trotternish and so reach Uig.

Uig has always been an important port, with steamers calling on their way to the Harris and Lewis for over 150 years. The village itself curves around the bay, with the steep hills forcing the road to slowly climb from the shore, and the houses follow. Whilst Uig has grown in number of houses in the last century, the total population has not increased by so much. However, that has not stopped them taking on community ownership of the filling station, shop and cafe to ensure the villages survival as an important ferry port.

Routes

Uig

Crossings Uig - North Uist Ferry • Uig-Harris Ferry •

Roads A855 • A856 • A87 •

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