Mingay

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Mingay
Meaning of namerock
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Location
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Mingay
Mingay shown within Highland
OS grid reference NG2230357686
Coordinates 57°31′27″N6°38′20″W / 57.52417°N 6.63889°W / 57.52417; -6.63889
Physical geography
Island group Skye
Highest elevation32m [1]
Administration
Council area Highland
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay.

Contents

Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.

Geography and geology

The island's rock is basaltic lava with shale and quartzite. [2]

Mingay is in eastern part of Loch Dunvegan. It is due south of Ardmore Point and west of Waternish, both on Skye. It also looks south to the Skye mountain Beinn Bhreac, and to the south east, Sgeir nam Biast.

History

The island's name is Old Norse in origin, which is in turn the origin of many of the placenames on nearby Skye, as well as the name of Isay, and the neighbouring Clett (Scottish Gaelic: Cleit from Old Norse klettr, meaning a rock.)

See also

References

  1. "Mingay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN   978-1-84195-454-7.