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, South, island and par., Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire - par., 90,099 ac., pop. 6078; island, pop. 3810; P.O., T.O., at Howmore, 36 miles SW. of Lochmaddy; the par. also comprises the islands of Benbecula, Calvay, Eriskay, Fladda, Grimisay, and Wiay; the island measures, N. and S., 22 miles in extreme length, and 7¾ miles in extreme breadth. The surface is flat in the N. district, while the remainder is chiefly hilly or mountainous; the highest summit, Ben More, has an alt. of 2035 ft. Black cattle are reared, but fishing is the chief employment.
(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: | SOUTH UIST | UIST | UIST SOUTH |
| Place: | South Uist |
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