Lampay

Lampay is an uninhabited tidal island in , off the northwest coast of the in Scotland. It is separated from the "mainland" of Skye by a small sound called An Doirneil.
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  • Type: Coastline
  • Description: uninhabited tidal island in Loch Dunvegan, off the northwest coast of the Isle of Skye in Scotland
  • Also known as: “Lampay Islands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isay and Mingay.

Island
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is an uninhabited island in the of the west coast of . It lies in , 1 kilometre off the northwest coast of the .

Islet
Photo: John Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet in the off Skye and . Together with and , it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.

Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stein and Colbost.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small settlement on Waternish, the middle peninsula of the north coast of , in the Scottish Hebrides. It's scenic but tiny. More visitor facilities can be found a few miles east at Edinbane, which lies along the main road between Portree and Dunvegan.

Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the first of a straggle of tiny settlements on the Duirnish Peninsula in the northwest of . The others are Totaig, Glendale, Lephin and Milovaig, then the road dead-ends.

Hamlet
is a small coastal settlement on the north east shore of the sea loch, , on the peninsula, in north western , and is in the council area of Highland.

Lampay

Latitude
57.501° or 57° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
-6.6433° or 6° 38′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C9MG924+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157534012
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Wiki­data ID
Q12716403
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Lampay” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Lampay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lampay”

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