Lochmaddy
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Lochmaddy viewed from the south | |
Location within the Outer Hebrides | |
Language | Scottish Gaelic English |
OS grid reference | NF915686 |
Civil parish | |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ISLE OF NORTH UIST |
Postcode district | HS6 |
Dialling code | 01876 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Lochmaddy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch nam Madadh [l̪ˠɔx nə ˈmat̪əɣ], "Loch of the Hounds") is the administrative centre of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Na Madaidhean (the wolves/hounds) are rocks in the bay after which the loch, and subsequently the village, are named. Lochmaddy is within the parish of North Uist.[1]