Uigshader

Uigshader
Uigshader is located in Isle of Skye
Uigshader
Uigshader
Location within the Isle of Skye
OS grid referenceNG427464
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPortree
Postcode districtIV51 9
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°26′07″N 6°17′16″W / 57.43534°N 6.28778°W / 57.43534; -6.28778

Uigshader (from Old Norse Vík-sœtr 'dwelling at the riverbend', Scottish Gaelic: Ùigseadar)[1] is a settlement on the Isle of Skye[2] in Scotland.[3][4]

The settlement is 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Carbost and 4 miles (6 kilometres) northwest of Portree. The River Snizort flows north to the west of this settlement.[2]

The hamlet of Peiness is located less than 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) from Uigshader.

Peiness
  1. ^ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland
  2. ^ a b Overview of Uigshader
  3. ^ Uigshader
  4. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Uigshader" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 7 March 2017.