''For other islands with similar names, see
Linga (disambiguation)
A linga, or lingam, is a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva.
Linga may also refer to:
People
* Praveen Linga (born 1979), Indian chemical engineer
Places
* Linga, Victoria, Australia
* Linga, Madhya Pradesh, India
* List of islands called Ling ...
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Urie Lingey is one of the
Shetland Islands
Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
The islands lie about to the no ...
. It is between
Fetlar
Fetlar ( sco, Fetlar) is one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland, with a usually resident population of 61 at the time of the 2011 census. Its main settlement is Houbie on the south coast, home to the Fetlar Interpretive Centre. Fetlar is ...
and
Unst
Unst (; sco, Unst; nrn, Ønst) is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is the northernmost of the inhabited British Isles and is the third-largest island in Shetland after Mainland and Yell. It has an area of .
Unst ...
, and
Yell
A yell is a loud vocalization; see screaming.
Yell may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Yell, Shetland, one of the North Isles of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland
* Yell Sound, Shetland, Scotland
United States
* Yell, Tennessee, an unin ...
is to the west.
Geography
Urie Lingey is 1 km north of Urie Ness on Fetla
whence the name. Lingey means a "heather island".
Daaey is to the south east, and
Sound Gruney to the west. Wedder Holm is to the north east.
See also
*
List of islands of Scotland
This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain. Also included are various other related tables and lists. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by ...
References
Shetlopedia
Uninhabited islands of Shetland
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