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Lingeigh Island

Located in Western Isles, Scotland Coordinates: 56°52′23″ N 7°34′49″ W

Lingeigh Island
Barry Dale · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
38 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Uidh
8.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
BRR Barra Airport19 km
TRE Tiree Airport60 km

About Lingeigh Island

Lingeigh Island is an island. Location: Western Isles, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Lingeigh or Lingay is an unpopulated islet in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It lies towards the southern end of the archipelago, just north of Pabbay and 5 kilometres (3 miles) south of Vatersay. There is a cave on the southeast side of the island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Lingeigh Island

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 6° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (159 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 Lingeigh Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°8°9°12°14°15°16°14°12°10°8°
Average low (°C)4°3°4°5°7°9°11°11°10°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)15010911773637188104131159152148

How to get to Lingeigh Island

The nearest airport is Barra Airport (BRR), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 234 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Barra Airport (BRR) Eoligarry 19 kmnortheast
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 60 kmsoutheast
  • Benbecula Airport (BEB) Balivanich 69 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 234 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 274 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 286 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 289 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 334 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lingeigh Island

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 593 natural sites, 676 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Isle of Barra Beach Beach 12 kmN
  • Garbh-Lingeigh Island 20 kmNE
  • Vatersay Island Island 6 kmNE
  • Sandray Island 5 kmNE

25–60 km169 places

  • Hebrides Island 48 kmE
  • Stulaigh Island 41 kmNE
  • Siolaigh Mor Island 54 kmN
  • Dùn Mòr Island 55 kmN

60–100 km1,001 places

  • Isle of Skye Island 94 kmNE
  • Eigg Island 86 kmE
  • The Coral Beaches Beach 90 kmNE
  • Lingay Island 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Uidh Village, Western Isles
    8.1 km NE
  • Isle of Barra Village, Western Isles
    14 km NE
  • Leideag Village, Western Isles
    11 km NE
  • Kentangaval Village, Western Isles
    11 km NE
  • Castlebay Village, Western Isles
    11 km NE
  • Borve Village, Western Isles
    11 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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