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Lingay

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 57°05′00″ N 7°22′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lingay Lingay
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Smerclate
2.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport8 km
BEB Benbecula Airport44 km

About Lingay

Lingay is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland. The nearest airport is Barra Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Lingeigh and Stack Islands.

Climate of Lingay

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 154 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (158 mm)
Driest month
May (63 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Lingay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°7°8°10°12°14°16°16°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°4°7°9°11°11°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14910811774637189103133158154149

How to get to Lingay

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 8 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 235 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 8 kmsouthwest
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 44 kmnorth
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 72 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 277 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 286 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 291 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 319 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lingay

Within 100 km: 21 historic and cultural sites, 949 natural sites, 876 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 15 kmSW
  • Stulaigh Island 14 kmNE
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 9 kmS
  • Vorran Island Island 23 kmN

25–60 km418 places

  • Hebrides Island 36 kmE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 28 kmN
  • Flodaigh Beag Island 49 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 30 kmN

60–100 km1,246 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 72 kmE
  • Isle of Harris Natural site 97 kmN
  • Island of Raasay Island 85 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Smerclate Village, Western Isles
    2.9 km N
  • Balla Village, Western Isles
    3.5 km E
  • Rubha Ban Village, Western Isles
    3.7 km E
  • Pollachar Village, Western Isles
    3.7 km N
  • Haun Village, Western Isles
    4 km E
  • Coilleag Village, Western Isles
    4.1 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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