East Linga

East Linga
East Linga viewed from the south
East Linga viewed from the south
Location
East Linga is located in Shetland
East Linga
East Linga
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU615623
Coordinates60°20′N 0°53′W / 60.34°N 0.88°W / 60.34; -0.88
Name
Name meaning"east heather island"
Old Norse namePossibly Lingey
Physical geography
Island groupShetland
Area30 hectares (0.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
27 metres (89 ft)
Administration
Council areaShetland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Populationnil
References

East Linga is one of the Shetland Islands. It lies between Whalsay (to the west), and Grif Skerry to the east.

Geography and geology

The bed rock is gneiss with granite veins.

There are many skerries and rocks in the channel south of Whalsay and East Linga, some of which have disputed names, i.e. one local version, and a different one on Admiralty Charts and/or Ordnance Survey maps. For example, "Muckla Billan" is listed on the latter, but is known locally as "Peerie Fladdacap".

In December 2008 the corpses of eighteen grey seals were discovered on the island, some of them apparently clubbed to death. Police have charged a forty-seven-year-old man in connection with the discovery. According to Scottish Natural Heritage, about thirty grey seals are born on East Linga each year.

The smaller Calf of Linga lies to the north and is connected to East Linga at low tide. West Linga lies on the other side of Whalsay.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Get-a-map" Ordnance Survey
  2. ↑ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. ↑ "Man charged with seal slaughter " Archived 20 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Shetland Marine News. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

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60°20′29″N 0°53′15″W / 60.34139°N 0.88750°W / 60.34139; -0.88750