Fladda
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For other places with the same name, see Fladda disambiguation.
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| Fladda shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NM720123 |
| Names | |
| Meaning of name | "flat island" |
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| Area | ha |
| Highest elevation | m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Slate Islands |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [1][2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Fladda is one of the Slate Islands, off the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Fladda is an islet in the Sound of Luing, between Luing and Belnahua. The name Fladda originates from the Old Norse for 'flat island'. Fladda has a lighthouse and lighthousekeepers' cottages built in 1860 by brothers David and Thomas Stevenson. It is home to a large colony of terns.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
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Coordinates: 56°14′56″N 5°40′48″W / 56.24889°N 5.68°W
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