Placename
Gaelic name: Na h-Uamhagan
Name in Original Source: Uags
English meaning: Uags; The little caves
Placename feature: Township
Notes: Properly: Na h-Uamhagan. According to Euphemia Fraser (3 August 2012), this name may be to do with the sheep louse or tick (uamhag) rather than any caves. However, some caves or gaps in the rocks can be seen from the sea.<br /><br /><br /><br />Also called: Weemagin (Roy's Military Survey, 1747-55)
W. J. Watson's notes: 203: Uags - G. Na h-Uamhagan, the hollows. It is a tiny township.
Map name appears in: 1880 Sheet CXVI
Feature Co-ordinates: 57.348423,-5.787074
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