Lingeigh, North Uist

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

For other places with the same name, see List of islands called Linga.

Lingeigh

Gaelic name	Lingeigh[1]
Meaning of name	heather island
Location
Lingeigh Lingeigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference	NF869783
Coordinates	57.68°N 7.254°W / 57.68; -7.254
Physical geography
Island group	Uists and Barra
Area	42 hectares (0.16 sq mi)[2]
Highest elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population	0[3]
Population rank	216 [4]
References	[5]

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 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
5. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.