Longay

Longay is a small uninhabited Scottish in the just off the coast of the , north of and east of . In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: small uninhabited Scottish island
  • Also known as: “Eilean Longay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgeir Dhearg.

Islet
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corry and Waterloo.

Hamlet
Photo: Lithobius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadford, together with nearby , is the second-largest settlement on the , . Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles south of Longay.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the in . is situated 5 miles south of Longay.

Longay

Latitude
57.31062° or 57° 18′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.88999° or 5° 53′ 24″ west
Elevation
148 feet (45 metres)
Open location code
9C9P8466+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1169080639
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2643721
Wiki­data ID
Q501227
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Satellite Map

Discover Longay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Longay” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Лонгай”
  • Catalan: “Longay”
  • Cebuano: “Longay”
  • Chinese: “隆戈岛”
  • Chinese: “隆戈島”
  • French: “Longay”
  • German: “Longaigh”
  • German: “Longay”
  • Irish: “Longaigh”
  • Low German: “Longay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Longaigh”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Longay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Longaigh”
  • Spanish: “Longay”
  • Swedish: “Longay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as An Gobhlach and Caolas Mòr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Red Rocks and Longay Marine Protected Area and Beinn Loch a‘ Mhuilinn.

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