Lingeigh, North Uist
Lingeigh is an uninhabited island off North Uist, south east of Boreray. It is separated from North Uist by Traigh Lingeigh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island north of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Lingay” and “Lingeigh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun an Sticir and Boreray.
Dun an Sticir
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun an Sticir is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 9.5 kilometers north of Lochmaddy in a loch on North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. A building was erected on the site in the late medieval period. Dun an Sticir is situated 1½ miles east of Lingeigh, North Uist.
Boreray
Island
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boreray is an island with a single croft, lying 2 kilometres north of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Boreray is situated 2 miles northwest of Lingeigh, North Uist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtonferry and Otternish.
Newtonferry
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtonferry is a small crofting community on the island of North Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland, at the end of the B893 road. Newtonferry is within the parish of North Uist.
Otternish
Locality
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otternish is the former North Uist terminal for the ferry to Berneray, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The slipway lies 6 miles north of Lochmaddy, and is situated within the parish of North Uist. Otternish is situated 2½ miles east of Lingeigh, North Uist.
Borve
Village
Photo: Jkirriemuir, Public domain.
Borve is a village, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Lingeigh, North Uist.
Lingeigh, North Uist
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.68654° or 57° 41′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.25221° or 7° 15′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9C9JMPPX+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 4010536OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2644459Wikidata ID
Q3241520
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lingeigh, North Uist” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lingay”
- Dutch: “Lingay”
- Dutch: “Lingeigh (Uibhist a Tuath)”
- Dutch: “Lingeigh, North Uist”
- French: “Lingay”
- Swedish: “Lingay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newton and Clachan Sands.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tràigh Lingeigh and Clachan Sands Burial Ground.
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