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
Lingeigh
Scottish Gaelic nameLingeigh[1]
Meaning of nameheather island
Location
Lingeigh
Lingeigh shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF869783
Coordinates57.68°N 7.254°W / 57.68; -7.254
Physical geography
Island groupUists and Barra
Area42 hectares (0.16 sq mi)[2]
Highest elevation33 m (108 ft)
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaNa h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population0[3]
Population rank216[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 20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  5. Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.

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