Flodday (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Outer Hebrides 1.1 Lewis near Great Bernera/Bearnaraigh 1.2 Harris 1.3 North Uist 1.4 Benbecula 1.5 Barra 2 Inner Hebrides 3 Orkney 4 Shetland 5 Other 6 Main references 7 Footnotes

There are many small islands in Scotland called Flodday (Scots Gaelic: Flodaigh) or similar. The derivation of the name is from the Old Norse floti meaning 'raft' or 'float'.^[1] The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse flatr and mean 'flat island'.^[2] Usage is not always consistent in external sources.

[edit] Outer Hebrides

[edit] Lewis near Great Bernera/Bearnaraigh

• Floday (NB105335), in inner Loch Roag, Lewis, opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar.
• Floday (NB120415), in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh.

[edit] Harris

• Fladday (NA993152), between Scarp and Harris.

[edit] North Uist

• Flodaigh (NF940695), in Loch Maddy, North Uist.
• Flodaigh Beag (Floddaybeg) (NF917580) (the Gaelic meaning is 'small raft island') east of North Uist.
• Flodaigh Mòr (Floddaymore) (NF913570) (the Gaelic meaning is 'big raft island'), east of North Uist.

[edit] Benbecula

• Flodaigh (also referred to as 'Flodda'^[3]) (NF845555), a tidal island to the north of Benbecula.

[edit] Barra

• Flodday near Barra (NF750020), which lies east of Fuiay/Fuidheigh to the north east of Barra.
• Flodday near Vatersay (NL610925), one mile west of Sandray in the Bishop's Isles south of Barra.

[edit] Inner Hebrides

• Eilean Fladday (NG585505), on the north west coast of Raasay, just north of Arnish.
• Fladda (NM720123), an islet with a lighthouse south west of Belnahua in the Slate Islands.
• Fladda, Treshnish Isles (NM295435) in the Treshnish Isles.
• Fladda-chùain ('flat island of The Minch') (NG365815), an island north of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye.

[edit] Orkney

• Flotta (ND355945), an island in Scapa Flow, Orkney.
• Calf of Flotta (ND380966), an island also in Scapa Flow, near Flotta.

[edit] Shetland

• Flotta (HU375462), an island in Weisdale Voe.
• Fladda (HU215845), an island north of the entrance to Hamna Voe, near the island of Muckle Ossa.
• Fladda (HU375975), an island north of the Mainland near the island of Gruney.

[edit] Other

In the book and film of Whisky Galore, there is the similarly fictional island of Todday - this was in fact a portmanteau of "toddie" and Eriskay.

[edit] Main references

• Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. 
• Ordnance Survey. 1:50,000 [map].

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames
2. ^ Orkney placenames
3. ^ General Register Office for Scotland - Statistics for Inhabited Islands