Uig, Skye

Uig, Skye

ID: QZP40_CARD_2606 DESCRIPTION: This photographs shows the divided fields of the crofting township of Uig in the north of Skye. As well as crofting, Uig was a flourishing fishing village. The pier built in 1894 brought a regular schedule of ships, with Uig being a stop on the Glasgow/Stornoway route. PLACENAME: Uig DISTRICT: Skye OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Snizort CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. DATE OF IMAGE: 1950 PERIOD: 1940s; 1950s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 34507 KEYWORDS: