Aird Uig

Aird Uig
Scottish Gaelic: *Àird Ùig*
Aird Uig Scottish Gaelic: Àird Ùig;
	Buildings at Aird Uig
	Aird Uig Location within the Outer Hebrides
Language	Scottish Gaelic; English
OS grid reference	NB048379
Civil parish	Uig;
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar;
Lieutenancy area	Western Isles;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF LEWIS
Postcode district	HS2
Dialling code	01851
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
Scottish Parliament	Na h-Eileanan an Iar;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°13′52″N 7°01′44″W / 58.231°N 7.029°W

Aird Uig (Scottish Gaelic: Àird Ùig) is a village on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Aird Uig is within the parish of Uig,^[1] and is situated on the C40 minor road which joins to the B8011 at Timsgarry.^[2]

Aird Uig is a village of two distinctive characters. The south end is composed of a traditional crofting community whilst the north end is a composite of army barracks and buildings many of which have been converted into homes. Aird Uig village is home to a diverse and active community.^{[citation needed]} It is situated near a bay that leads north to the Gallan Head Peninsula and has extensive views of the surrounding seascape.^{[citation needed]}

Between 1954 and 2010, the Royal Air Force (and latterly, NATO), operated a RADAR site at Gallan Head called RAF Aird Uig. The community is now trying to open the former base to the public as an observatory, gallery and whale listening post.^[3]

References

^ "Details of Aird Uig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ "Ice Gritting 2013/14 List of Road Priorities" (PDF). Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
^ "Letter to MoD over Aird Uig clean-up". The Stornoway Gazette. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

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[1] "Details of Aird Uig". Scottish Places. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[2] "Ice Gritting 2013/14 List of Road Priorities" (PDF). Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

[3] "Letter to MoD over Aird Uig clean-up". The Stornoway Gazette. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

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