East Linga

East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay (to the west), and Grif Skerry to the east.

For other uses, see List of islands called Linga.

East Linga
Gaelic nameUnknown
Norse namePossibly Lingey
Meaning of name"east heather island"

East Linga viewed from the south
Location
East Linga
East Linga shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceHU615623
Coordinates60.34°N 0.88°W / 60.34; -0.88
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area30 hectares (0.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation27 metres (89 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaShetland
Demographics
Populationnil
References[1]

Geography and geology

The bed rock is gneiss with granite veins.

There are many skerries and rocks in the channel south of Whalsay and East Linga, some of which have disputed names, i.e. one local version, and a different one on Admiralty Charts and/or Ordnance Survey maps. For example, "Muckla Billan" is listed on the latter, but is known locally as "Peerie Fladdacap".[1][2]

In December 2008 the corpses of eighteen grey seals were discovered on the island, some of them apparently clubbed to death. Police have charged a forty-seven-year-old man in connection with the discovery. According to Scottish Natural Heritage, about thirty grey seals are born on East Linga each year.[3]

The smaller Calf of Linga lies to the north and is connected to East Linga at low tide.[1] West Linga lies on the other side of Whalsay.

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References
  1. "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey
  2. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. "Man charged with seal slaughter " Shetland Marine News. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

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