Linga, Yell Sound Explained

Location Map:Scotland Shetland
Coordinates:60.44°N -1.15°W
Gridreference:HU466733
Official Name:Linga
Norse Name:lyngey
Meaning Of Name:heather island
Area:38 ha[1]
Highest Elevation:400NaN0
Population:0
Island Group:Shetland
Local Authority:Shetland Islands

Linga 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 some granite. It is about 43 ha in area and 40m at its highest point.

Footnotes

60.4408°N -1.1551°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland