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Lingay, Fiaray

Coordinates: 57°04′46″N 7°21′58″W / 57.07936°N 7.36609°W / 57.07936; -7.36609
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Lingay
Scottish Gaelic nameLingeigh
Meaning of nameheather island
Location
Lingay is located in Outer Hebrides
Lingay
Lingay
Lingay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid referenceNF750115
Coordinates57°05′N 7°22′W / 57.08°N 7.36°W / 57.08; -7.36
Physical geography
Island groupUist and Barra
Areaha
Highest elevation51 m
Administration
Council areaOuter Hebrides
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[1][2][3]

Lingay is an uninhabited island in Scotland, one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Western Isles. It lies between South Uist, Eriskay, Fuday and Fiaraidh, once anglicized as Fiaray. Its maximum height is 51 metres.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ "Overview of Lingay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 16 March 2008.

57°04′46″N 7°21′58″W / 57.07936°N 7.36609°W / 57.07936; -7.36609