Fladda, Treshnish Isles

Fladda
Location
Fladda
Fladda shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NM298438
Names
Norse name Flat-ey
Meaning of name "flat island"
Area and summit
Area ha
Highest elevation 26 m
Population
Population 0
Groupings
Island group Treshnish Isles
Local Authority Argyll and Bute
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 the northernmost of the Treshnish Isles. Its name comes from the Old Norse Flat-ey meaning "flat island".

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. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-28.