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Lingeigh

Coordinates:56°52′22″N7°34′47″W/ 56.87289°N 7.57963°W/56.87289; -7.57963
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Lingeigh
Meaning of nameheather island
Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one.
Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one.
Location
Lingeigh is located in Outer Hebrides
Lingeigh
Lingeigh
Lingeigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNL602896
Coordinates56°52′12″N7°34′48″W/ 56.87°N 7.580°W/56.87; -7.580
Physical geography
Island groupUistsandBarra
Area27 ha (18sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation83 m (272 ft)
Administration
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2]

LingeighorLingayis an unpopulated islet in theOuter Hebrides.It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north ofPabbayand five kilometres (three miles) south ofVatersay.There is a cave on the southeast side of the island.

Notes and references

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  1. ^"Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland"(pdf).Argyll Yacht Charters.Retrieved12 December2011.
  2. ^Ordnance Survey.OS Maps Online(Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

56°52′22″N7°34′47″W/ 56.87289°N 7.57963°W/56.87289; -7.57963