Lingeigh
Appearance
Meaning of name | heather island |
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Lingeigh from Vatersay. It is the small island behind the first small one. | |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NL602896 |
Coordinates | 56°52′12″N7°34′48″W/ 56.87°N 7.580°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | UistsandBarra |
Area | 27 ha (1⁄8sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Administration | |
Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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
[edit]- ^"Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland"(pdf).Argyll Yacht Charters.Retrieved12 December2011.
- ^Ordnance Survey.OS Maps Online(Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
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