Fladda, Treshnish Isles

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Fladda, Treshnish Isles
Location


OS grid reference: NM298438
Names
Gaelic name:
Norse name: Flat-ey
Meaning of name: "flat island"
Area and Summit
Area: ha
Highest elevation: 26 m
Population
Population (2001): 0


Groupings
Island Group: Treshnish Isles
Local Authority: Argyll and Bute
Scotland
References: [1][2][3][4]

Fladda is the northernmost of the Treshnish Isles. Its name comes from the Old Norse Flat-ey meaning "flat island".

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  2. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-454-3. 
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
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