Lingay, Fiaray
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Scottish Gaelic name | Lingeigh |
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Meaning of name | heather island |
Location | |
OS grid reference | NF750115 |
Coordinates | 57°05′N 7°22′W / 57.08°N 7.36°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Uist and Barra |
Area | ha |
Highest elevation | 51 m |
Administration | |
Council area | Outer Hebrides |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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References | [1][2][3] |
Lingay is an uninhabited island in Scotland, one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Western Isles. It lies between South Uist, Eriskay, Fuday and Fiaraidh, once anglicized as Fiaray. Its maximum height is 51 metres.[4]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Lingay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
57°04′46″N 7°21′58″W / 57.07936°N 7.36609°W