List of islands called Linga
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This list of islands called Linga provides an index for islands in Scotland with this and similar names.
Linga (Northern Isles
) (sometimes Lingay and Lingeigh in the Hebrides
) is an extremely common name for Scottish islands and occurs most frequently in Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse lyngey meaning "heather island". The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Fraoch Eilean or Eilean an Fhraoich.
Hebrides
Linga (Northern Isles
Northern Isles
The Northern Isles is a chain of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The climate is cool and temperate and much influenced by the surrounding seas. There are two main island groups: Shetland and Orkney...
) (sometimes Lingay and Lingeigh in the Hebrides
Hebrides
The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive...
) is an extremely common name for Scottish islands and occurs most frequently in Shetland. It is derived from the old Norse lyngey meaning "heather island". The Scottish Gaelic equivalent is Fraoch Eilean or Eilean an Fhraoich.
Shetland
- Linga, HildasayLinga, HildasayLinga is a small island off Hildasay in the Shetland Islands. It is one of the Scalloway Islands. Haswell-Smith compares Hildasay and the adjacent islands to a yeti's footprint, with Linga as a the big toe...
- Hogg of Linga
- Linga, Muckle RoeLinga, Muckle RoeLinga is a small, uninhabited island, 1 km east of Muckle Roe in the Shetland Islands. The island is roughly circular in shape and its highest elevation is . Its area is .-Geography and geology:...
- Linga, SamphreyLinga, SamphreyLinga is one of the Shetland Islands, in Yell Sound.-Geography and geology:Linga is an extremely common name in Shetland, meaning heather island. This Linga is not far from Firth and Firths Voe, in the West. Fish Holm is to the North and Lunna Ness to the east.Linga is made of coarse gneiss, with...
- Linga, VailaLinga, VailaLinga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland.-Geography and geology:Linga is made up of sandstone, subjected to ancient glacial erosion....
- Linga Skerries
- Linga, VementryLinga, VementryLinga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vementry. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga.-Geography and geology:Linga's rock is schist and gneiss.The islands of Gruna and the Heag are to the North....
- Linga, YellLinga, YellLinga is a very small uninhabited island in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland, Scotland. It is one of many islands in Shetland called Linga. It has an area of 45 ha and is 26m at its highest point.-Geography and geology:...
(near GutcherGutcherGutcher is a settlement on the northeast coast of Yell in the Shetland islands. From here, rollon/roll off ferry services to Belmont on Unst and Hamars Ness on Fetlar operate. The settlement has a harbour, and a post office which doubles as a Bed and Breakfast...
and Bluemull Sound) - Off WhalsayWhalsay-Geography:Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of . The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels...
- West LingaWest LingaWest Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.-Geography and geology:West Linga is a long narrow island covered in rough heath. It is separated from Whalsay by Linga Sound, and Lunning on Mainland, Shetland to the west. Little Linga, Swarta Skerry,...
- Calf of Linga, West Linga
- Little Linga, West Linga
- Calf of Little Linga
- East LingaEast LingaEast Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay , and Grif Skerry to the east.-Geography and geology:The bed rock is gneiss with granite veins....
- Calf of Linga, East Linga
- West Linga
- Linga Skerries in South Nesting Bay off Mainland, Shetland
- Urie LingeyUrie LingeyFor other islands with similar names, see Linga Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west.-Geography:...
off FetlarFetlarFetlar is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a population of 86 at the time of the 2001 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre...
Orkney
- Off StronsayStronsayStronsay is an island in Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. The main village is Whitehall, home to a heritage centre. It is in size, and at its highest point....
- Linga Holm (off St Catherine's Bay)
- Little Linga, Stronsay (off Links Ness)
- Off AuskerryAuskerryAuskerry is a small island in eastern Orkney, Scotland. It lies in the North Sea south of Stronsay and has a lighthouse, completed in 1866.-Description:...
- Linga Skerries
HebridesHebridesThe Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There are two main groups: the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These islands have a long history of occupation dating back to the Mesolithic and the culture of the residents has been affected by the successive...
- Lingay, FiarayLingay, FiarayLingay is an uninhabited Scottish island in the Sound of Barra in the Western Isles. It lies between South Uist, Eriskay, Fuday and Fiaray. Its maximum height is 51 metres.-Footnotes:...
north of BarraBarraThe island of Barra is a predominantly Gaelic-speaking island, and apart from the adjacent island of Vatersay, to which it is connected by a causeway, is the southernmost inhabited island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.-Geography:The 2001 census showed that the resident population was 1,078...
and west of Eriskay - Lingay, Killegray south east of KillegrayKillegrayKillegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.-Geography:Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1½ miles long....
in the Sound of Harris - LingeighLingeighLingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides.It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago , just north of Rosinish and 3 miles south of Vatersay. On the south-east side of the island there is a cave....
in the Bishop's Isles, south of Barra - Lingay, Wiay off BenbeculaBenbeculaBenbecula is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 1,249, with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It forms part of the area administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar or the Western...
- Langay or Langaigh, an islet north of Lingay, Killegray and east of KillegrayKillegrayKillegray is an island in the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.-Geography:Situated in the Sound of Harris, a channel of water between North Uist and the Isle of Harris, Killegray is approximately 1½ miles long....
in the Sound of Harris - Lingay Fhada north of FuiayFuiayFuiay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Its area is 84 ha and the unnamed highest eminence reaches 107 m. It is located immediately to the west of Flodday and about 1.5 km southwest of Hellisay...
and Barra, and south west of Hellisay - Garbh Lingay also north of FuiayFuiayFuiay is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Its area is 84 ha and the unnamed highest eminence reaches 107 m. It is located immediately to the west of Flodday and about 1.5 km southwest of Hellisay...
and Barra, and south west of Hellisay - Lingeam (from Norse "Lyng Holm")
Similar names
There are also a number of Scottish islands with similar names e.g.- Langa, ShetlandLanga, ShetlandLanga is an uninhabited island off Hildasay, in Shetland, Scotland. It is not to be confused with the numerous islands called "Linga" in Shetland .-History:...
, off Hildasay, Shetland. - LongaLonga IslandLonga Island is an uninhabited island at the mouth of Gair Loch on the west coast of Scotland.-Economy:There was a small fishing community in early in the 19th Century; the island had become deserted by the latter part.-Footnotes:...
, near Gairloch in Wester Ross. - Longa Skerry, off West LingaWest LingaWest Linga is an uninhabited island located between Mainland and Whalsay in Shetland, Scotland.-Geography and geology:West Linga is a long narrow island covered in rough heath. It is separated from Whalsay by Linga Sound, and Lunning on Mainland, Shetland to the west. Little Linga, Swarta Skerry,...
, Shetland. - LongayLongayLongay In 1971, the MacBraynes mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage.-References:...
off Skye - LuingLuingLuing is one of the Slate Islands, Firth of Lorn, in the west of Argyll in Scotland, about 16 miles south of Oban. It has a population of around 200 people, mostly living in Cullipool, Toberonochy , and Blackmillbay...
in the Slate Islands - Luinn, (the Gaelic for Luing).
- Lunga (Treshnish Isles)Lunga (Treshnish Isles)The island of Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish Isles in Scotland.-History:Of volcanic origin, Lunga has been described as 'a green jewel in a peacock sea'. Populated until the 19th century Lunga still bears the remains of black houses...
off Mull. - Lunga, Firth of LornLunga, Firth of LornLunga is one of the Slate Islands in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. The "Grey Dog" tidal race, which runs in the sea channel to the south, reaches 8 knots in full flood. The name 'Lunga' is derived from the Old Norse for 'isle of the longships', but almost all other place names are Gaelic in origin...
in the Slate Islands, Argyll. - Lunna HolmLunna HolmLunna Holm is a small island near Lunna Ness , in the Shetland Islands. It is at its highest point.The island also has a lighthouse.-References:*...
off Yell, Shetland.