Lingan (from the French word “l’indienne"[1]) (Mi'kmawi'simk: Milesk, meaning "place of many resources") is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Lingan is located on the shore of the Cabot Strait, northeast from Sydney, east of New Waterford and northwest of Glace Bay.
Lingan has a long history of Irish heritage with some of the most prominent names being Burke, Handrigan, Hall, Hanrahan/ Handrahan, Kelly, Laffin, Miller, and Rockett many of these families have roots going back 7 generations and they continue to live in the community.
During the mid-first decade of the 21st century nine large wind turbines were erected in Lingan along the cliffs on the Northern Head.
During World War2 the US army had an observation post here to be on the outlook for German U-boats who were confirmed to have been in the immediate vicinity stalking merchant marine convoys out of Sydney Harbour.