Lingeigh, North Uist

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Lingeigh
Scottish Gaelic nameLingeigh [1]
Meaning of nameheather island
Location
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Lingeigh
Lingeigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF869783
Coordinates 57°40′48″N7°15′14″W / 57.68°N 7.254°W / 57.68; -7.254
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area42 hectares (0.16 sq mi) [2]
Highest elevation33 m (108 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0 [3]
Population rank216 [4]
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References [5]

Lingeigh is an uninhabited island off North Uist, south east of Boreray. It is separated from North Uist by Traigh Lingeigh. [5]

Aerial view of Lingeigh (centre), Boreray (left), and North Uist Boreray Lingeigh 2.jpg
Aerial view of Lingeigh (centre), Boreray (left), and North Uist

Footnotes

  1. Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003) Ainmean-àite/Placenames. (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. "Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland" (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  5. 1 2 Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

Coordinates: 57°41′8″N7°15′18″W / 57.68556°N 7.25500°W / 57.68556; -7.25500

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