Lingeigh

Lingeigh
Meaning of name heather island
Location
Lingeigh
Lingeigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NL602896
Coordinates 56°52′12″N 7°34′48″W / 56.87°N 7.580°W / 56.87; -7.580
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area 27 hectares (0.10 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation 83 m (272 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population 0
References [2]

Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides. It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north of Rosinish and 3 miles (5 km) south of Vatersay. There is a cave on the south-east side of the island.

Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one

Footnotes

  1. "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf). Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

Coordinates: 56°52′22″N 7°34′47″W / 56.87289°N 7.57963°W / 56.87289; -7.57963


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