A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Uist, North, island and par., Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire - par., 75,431 ac., pop. 4264; island, pop. 3371; P.O., T.O., at Lochmaddy, 65 miles SW. of Stornoway; the par. also comprises the islands of Baleshare and Illeray, Boveray, Grimisay, Heisker, Levera, Kirkibost, Mhorgay, Monach, Ronay, and Vallay; the island measures, N. and S., 17 miles in length, and from 3 to 13 miles in breadth, and consists chiefly of flat marshy moorland, traversed by a range of hills, the greatest alt. being 1133 ft. The coast is much indented, and the sea-lochs abound with fish.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | NORTH UIST | UIST | UIST NORTH |
| Place: | North Uist |
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