UGIE, river, formed by two head-streams, and running about 20 miles, chiefly in south-easterly direction, to the sea about a mile north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

UIDHAY, islet adjacent to north-east side of Barra, Outer Hebrides.

UIE, isthmus and quoad sacra parish in east of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. The isthmus connects the mainland of Stornoway with the peninsula of Airds, lies low, and partly is less than 200 yards broad. The parish is commonly called Knock, and has Established and Free churches at about 4 miles from Stornoway town. Pop. 2990.

UIG, parish in south-west of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. It contains Carloway post office village, and Breasclet, Callernish, and Valtos villages ; comprehends a mainland part of Lewis, measuring 24 miles by 10 ; includes Bernera, Mealista, Babay, Vacsay, and Flannan islands ; and comprises 135,471 acres. .Real property in 1880-81, 4627. Pop. 3489. The main-land part is broadly and deeply bisected by Loch Roag; includes also Shawbost, Carloway, and Uig bays ; and is bounded on the south by Loch Reasort. The sea-board is mostly low, and extensively arable ; and the interior lies aggregately higher than the rest of Lewis, and consists chiefly of bleak hills and flat moors. A chief object of interest is a large Caledonian stone circle on a mound overlooking Loch Roag. The churches are a parochial one with 1000 sittings, and 2 Free ; and there are 7 schools, all new, with accommodation for 699 scholars.

UIG, village on circular bay of its own name, 14 miles north-north-west of Portree, Isle of Skye. It has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, under Portree, and an inn.

UILEVAY, good natural harbour on east side of Barra Island, Outer Hebrides.

UISHGAVA, large, intricately-ramified sea-loch on east side of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides.

UIST, narrow sound between Bernera and North Uist islands, Outer Hebrides.

UIST (NORTH), island and parish in Inverness-shire Outer Hebrides. The island lies opposite the northern third of Skye, and immediately south of Harris Sound ; measures 16J miles from east to west, and 13 from north to south; is an intricate assemblage of sea-lochs, peninsulas, fresh-water lakes, moors, marshes, hills, and plains; contains, on its east side, the seaport village and head post office of Lochmaddy ; is pierced, on its east coast, by two very singular and grand caverns ; and has numerous tumuli and many remains of Scandinavian forts. Pop. 3358. The parish contains also Baleshare, Illeray, Boveray, Grimisay, Heisker, Hut, Kirkibost, Levera, Mhorgay, Monach, Ronay, and Vallay islands, and is divided quoad sacra into North Uist-proper and Trumisgarry. Real property in 1880-81, 5380. Pop., quoad civilia, 4264; quoad sacra, 3383. The churches are 3 Established and 2 Free There are 14 schools for 832 scholars, and 5 of them and enlargements for 467 are new.

UIST (SOUTH), island and parish in Inverness-shire Hebrides. The island lies opposite the southern half of Skye; extends southward from Benbecula Sound; measures 8 miles from east to west, and 21 from north to south ; comprises, on its east side, three mountain groups, two of them rising to altitudes of respectively 1992 and 2038 feet, and all separated from one another by long sea-lochs ; consists, throughout its west side, of a mixture of marshes, plains, fresh-water lakes, and pastoral grounds ; has, on its east coast, a cave which gave shelter to Prince Charles Edward for some days after his defeat at Culloden. Pop. 3810. The parish comprehends also Benbecula, Eriskay, Fladda, Grimisay, and Wiay islands. Real property in 1880-81, 6726. Pop. 6063. The churches are 3 Established, 2 Free, and 2 Roman Catholic. There are 10 schools for 1051 scholars, and 5 of them and enlargements for 717 are new.

ULBSTER, headland, hamlet, and mansion, 6 miles south-south-east of Wick, Caithness.

ULLAPOOL, seaport village and quoad sacra parish on west coast of Ross-shire. The village stands on north side of Loch Broom, 45 miles north-west-by-west of Dingwall ; was founded in 1788, to serve as the headquarters of a fishery district ; presents a neat appearance, amid pleasant environs; and has a post office, with money order and telegraph departments, designated of Ross-shire, a banking office, a hotel, a good harbour, Established and Free churches, and a large public school of 1877. Pop. 897. The parish was constituted ecclesiastically in 1833, and politically after 1843, and measures 25 miles by 12. Pop. 2573.

ULLHOUSE, seat in Delting parish, Shetland.

ULLINISH, islet in Kilmuir parish, Isle

ULSTA, place in north of Shetland. It has a post office under Lerwick.

ULSTON, village in Jedburgh parish, Roxburghshire.

ULVA, village, island, and quoad sacra parish in north-west of Mull district, Argyleshire. The village stands on east end of the island, on north side of LochnaKeal; was once populous, but first declined to the condition of a hamlet, and then suffered severely by fire in 188( furnishes boats for visiting Staffa and Inchkenneth ; and has a ferry station, an inn, a church, and a public school. The island measures 4 miles by nearly 2 ; is very nearly united, at its west end, with Gometra; consists largely of basaltic cliffs and colonnades, similar to those of Staffa and Giant's Causeway; rises in successive tiers or terraces to a height ot about 1300 feet ; includes a group of columnar rocks resembling fortalices, and a promontory with outline like well-formed bust of an old woman ; and contains a large modern mansion, the old residence of the Macquaries, an ancient burying-ground, a ruined Scandinavian castle, and several large ancient standing-stones. Pop. 19. The parish was constituted ecclesiastically in 1833, and politically in 1845, and comprehends Ulva, Gometra, Little Colonsay, and Staffa islands, and part of Mull. Pop. 164.