Fladda-chùain

For other places with the same name, see Fladda.

Scottish Gaelic nameFladda-chùain
Location
Fladda-chùain is located in Highland
Fladda-chùain
Fladda-chùain
Fladda-chùain shown within Highland Scotland
OS grid referenceNG365815
Coordinates57°44′46″N 6°25′44″W / 57.746°N 6.429°W / 57.746; -6.429
Physical geography
Island groupSkye
Area19 ha (1⁄16 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation29 m (95 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3]

Fladda-chùain, or Fladaigh Chùain, is an island of the Inner Hebrides north of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye. It is the major island of the Fladda-chùain group between Skye and the Outer Hebrides.

Name

View from Fladda-chùain across the sea to Skye
View from Fladda-chùain north toward the Shiant Islands

The name of the island derives from Old Norse Flatey, meaning a "flat island", and Cuan, a Scottish Gaelic word meaning "ocean" (or bay in Irish and Old Gaelic). The latter probably refers to the Minch, which is known as An Cuan Sgìth ("Ocean of Skye") or Cuan na Hearadh ("Ocean of Harris"). The suffix is also added to distinguish this island from the many others with similar names.

History

Fladda-chùain is the subject of some legends.

There are the ruins of a chapel here, said to have been founded by one "O' Gorgon" in the days of St. Columba,[2] and/or dedicated to him.[4] It is said also that MacDonald of the Isles hid his deeds here prior to the Jacobite rising of 1715.[2]

The last known inhabitant was known as "Am Muileach Mòr", which means either "the Big Mullman", or the "man of the headland".[5]

In 2002 the nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar grounded on Fladda-chùain whilst travelling at 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h) during a traverse of the Fladda-chùain-Eilean Trodday trough, resulting in some damage to the submarine and three minor injuries to the crew. After the grounding the submarine re-surfaced and proceeded to the Faslane base by surface transit.[6] The main cause of the accident was reported as being the use of tracing paper to cover the navigational chart to protect it from being written on, so obscuring vital information. Damage to the hull cost an estimated £5 million to repair.[7]

A few hundred metres to the south lie the islets of Gaeilavore, Gearran and Am Bord (Lord Macdonald's Table).

References

  1. ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey. OS Maps Online (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure.
  4. ^ "HEBRIDES: H5. Pabay (Strath, Skye)" Papar Project. Retrieved 6 December 2009. quoting Nicolson, A. (1930) History of Skye. A Record of the Families, the Social Conditions and the Literature of the Island. ed. A. Maclean. Portree, Isle of Skye; Maclean Press. The authors of the Papar Project add: "How much weight can be placed on these dedications and the potential affiliations is unclear".
  5. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
  6. ^ Board of Inquiry into Grounding of HMS Trafalgar on Fladda-chùain on 6th November 2002. (12 November 2002) Royal Navy.
  7. ^ Dawar, Anil (23 May 2008) "Submarine's £5m repair bill blamed on tracing paper" The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
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