Mingay is in eastern part of Loch Dunvegan. It is due south of Ardmore Point and west of Waternish, both on Skye. It also looks south to the Skye mountain Beinn Bhreac, and to the south east, Sgeir nam Biast.
History
The island's name is Old Norse in origin, which is in turn the origin of many of the placenames on nearby Skye, as well as the name of Isay, and the neighbouring Clett (Scottish Gaelic: Cleit from Old Norse klettr, meaning a rock.)
mingay, this, article, about, island, scotland, people, named, surname, islet, inner, hebrides, skye, isay, meaning, namerocklocation, shown, within, highlandos, grid, referenceng2230357686coordinatescoordinates, 52417, 63889, 52417, 63889physical, geographyis. This article is about the island of Scotland For people named Mingay see Mingay surname Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay MingayMeaning of namerockLocationMingayMingay shown within HighlandOS grid referenceNG2230357686CoordinatesCoordinates 57 31 27 N 6 38 20 W 57 52417 N 6 63889 W 57 52417 6 63889Physical geographyIsland groupSkyeHighest elevation32m 1 AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaHighlandTogether with Isay and Loch Dunvegan it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal Contents 1 Geography and geology 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography and geology EditThe island s rock is basaltic lava with shale and quartzite 2 Mingay is in eastern part of Loch Dunvegan It is due south of Ardmore Point and west of Waternish both on Skye It also looks south to the Skye mountain Beinn Bhreac and to the south east Sgeir nam Biast History EditThe island s name is Old Norse in origin which is in turn the origin of many of the placenames on nearby Skye as well as the name of Isay and the neighbouring Clett Scottish Gaelic Cleit from Old Norse klettr meaning a rock See also Edit Scottish islands portalList of islands of ScotlandReferences Edit Mingay Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 31 October 2018 Haswell Smith Hamish 2004 The Scottish Islands Edinburgh Canongate ISBN 978 1 84195 454 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mingay This Highland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mingay amp oldid 1081610922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
