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Lochmaddy

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Lochmaddy ( , "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.

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Place details

Locality
Loch nam Madadh
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.post_town
ISLE OF NORTH UIST
UK place.postcode_area
HS
UK place.postcode_district
HS6
UK place.dial_code
01876
UK place.civil_parish
North Uist
UK place.constituency_westminster
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.unitary_scotland
Na h-Eileanan Siar
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Western Isles
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
UK place.official_name
Lochmaddy
UK place.gaelic_name
Loch nam Madadh
UK place.static_image_name
Loch nam Madadh - geograph.org.uk - 1343318.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Lochmaddy viewed from the south
UK place.language
Scottish Gaelic
UK place.language1
English
UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.os_grid_reference
NF915686

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Capital of
North Uist
Image
Loch nam Madadh - geograph.org.uk - 1343318.jpg
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Commons category
Lochmaddy
located in/on physical feature
Outer Hebrides
historic county
Inverness-shire
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Economy
  • Ferry service
  • References
  • External links

Lochmaddy ( , "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.

==Geography== Lochmaddy lies on the sea loch of that name and, due to the rocky nature of the coast, is the only settlement of any size on the east coast. Most of the island's settlements are on the west coast. Lochmaddy is at the eastern end of the A865 and close to the eastern end of the A867; these are the only two main roads on the island.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lochmaddy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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