Mingay Knowpia

Mingay
Meaning of name	rock
Location
	Mingay Mingay shown within Highland
OS grid reference	NG2230357686
Coordinates	57°31′27″N 6°38′20″W / 57.52417°N 6.63889°W
Physical geography
Island group	Skye
Highest elevation	32m
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Highland

Mingay is an islet in the Inner Hebrides off Skye and Isay.

Together with Isay and Loch Dunvegan, it is designated as a Special Area of Conservation owing to the breeding colonies of the common seal.

Geography and geology edit

The 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 edit

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.)

References 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

[:Gazetteer_for_Scotland-1] "Mingay". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[Smith-2] Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

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Geography and geology edit

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Location
Meaning of name	rock

Mingay Mingay shown within Highland
OS grid reference	NG2230357686
Coordinates	57°31′27″N 6°38′20″W / 57.52417°N 6.63889°W / 57.52417; -6.63889
Physical geography
Island group	Skye
Highest elevation	32m^[1]
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	Highland