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Pladda
Scottish Gaelic name	Pladaigh
	; Pladda seen from the Isle of Arran, with Ailsa Craig in the background
Location
	Pladda Pladda shown within North Ayrshire
Coordinates	55°25′33″N 5°7′10″W / 55.42583°N 5.11944°W
Physical geography
Area	13.4 ha (33+1⁄8 acres)
Administration
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Scotland
Council area	North Ayrshire
Demographics
Population	0

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Pladda (Scottish Gaelic: Pladaigh) is an uninhabited island 1 km (0.62 mi) off the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde at grid reference NS027191, western Scotland. It is home to the automated Pladda Lighthouse. The island is privately owned, having been put up for sale by Arran Estate in 1990.^[1] The island was put on sale in 2022 for £350,000,^[2] and bought shortly after.

Geography[edit]

Pladda is a small, flat, teardrop-shaped island, 700 m (2,300 ft) long and rising to just 27 m (89 ft) above sea level. Unusually for such a small island, it has its own source of fresh water. Pladda shares its name with Pladda Island, a tiny islet situated in the Lynn of Lorne between Lismore and Ardmucknish Bay.

Lighthouse[edit]

Pladda Lighthouse and its ancillary buildings stand at the southern end of Pladda.

Church[edit]

There appears to have been a church or chapel on Pladda. John of Fordun and other chroniclers from 1400 to 1500 speak of the isle of St Blase of Pladda. Nothing now remains to mark its site, and its whereabouts are unknown.^[3]

In popular culture[edit]

Pladda and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's book Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper. They were also filming locations for "Queen Victoria Syndrome", the first episode of season 5 of The Crown.

References[edit]

^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
^ Ewing, Jack. "Scottish island of Pladda on sale for price of a city flat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ "Pladda, Church". ScotlandsPlaces. 11 November 1977. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links[edit]

Northern Lighthouse Board site on the history of Pladda Lighthouse

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[1] Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.

[2] Ewing, Jack. "Scottish island of Pladda on sale for price of a city flat". BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[3] "Pladda, Church". ScotlandsPlaces. 11 November 1977. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

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-'''Pladda''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: '''Pladaigh''') is an uninhabited island 1 km off the south coast of the [[Isle of Arran]] in the [[Firth of Clyde]] at {{gbmapping|NS027191}}, western Scotland. It is home to an automated [[lighthouse]] of the same name. The island is privately owned, having been put up for sale by Arran Estate in 1990.<ref>{{Haswell-Smith|16}}</ref>
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+'''Pladda''' ({{lang-gd|Pladaigh}}) is an uninhabited island {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the south coast of the [[Isle of Arran]] in the [[Firth of Clyde]] at {{gbmapping|NS027191}}, western Scotland. It is home to the automated [[Pladda Lighthouse]]. The island is privately owned, having been put up for sale by Arran Estate in 1990.<ref>{{Haswell-Smith|16}}</ref> The island was put on sale in 2022 for £350,000,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ewing |first1=Jack |title=Scottish island of Pladda on sale for price of a city flat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62434747 |website=BBC News |access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> and bought shortly after.
 == Geography ==
-Pladda is a small, flat, teardrop-shaped island, less than a kilometre along its length and rising to just {{convert|27|m|ft|0}} above sea level. Unusual for such a small island it has its own source of fresh water.<br>
+Pladda is a small, flat, teardrop-shaped island, {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}} long and rising to just {{convert|27|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Unusually for such a small island, it has its own source of fresh water. Pladda shares its name with Pladda Island, a tiny islet situated in the [[Loch Linnhe|Lynn of Lorne]] between [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] and Ardmucknish Bay.
-Pladda shares its name with '''Pladda Island''', a tiny islet situated in the Lynn of Lorn between [[Lismore, Scotland|Lismore]] and '''Ardmucknish Bay'''.
 == Lighthouse ==
+Pladda Lighthouse and its ancillary buildings stand at the southern end of Pladda.
-'''Pladda Lighthouse''' and its ancillary buildings stand at the southern end of Pladda. The lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by [[Thomas Smith (engineer)|Thomas Smith]]. It was the first light on the Clyde to be commissioned by the [[Northern Lighthouse Board|Commissioners of the Northern Lights]]. It had both an upper and a lower light to distinguish it from the three other lighthouses in the Firth of Clyde. In 1876 Pladda was about the third station to have a foghorn. The 'double lights' were replaced by a powerful flashing system in 1901. Lightkeepers were withdrawn in 1990 when the lighthouse was automated; it is now remotely monitored from the Northern Lighthouse Boards Headquarters in Edinburgh.<br>
-The lighthouse tower is 29 metres in height; there are 128 steps to the top. Under normal conditions, its light (3 white flashes every 30 seconds) is visible for 17 Nautical Miles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nlb.org.uk/LighthouseLibrary/Lighthouse/Pladda/ |title=Northern Lighthouse Board - Pladda |publisher=Nlb.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/40074/details/pladda+lighthouse/ |title=Site Record for Pladda, Lighthouse Pladda Light; Arran; Kilbrannan Sound; Firth Of Clyde Details |publisher=Canmore.rcahms.gov.uk |date=2010-07-12 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref><br>
-Pladda and its lighthouse feature extensively in [[Peter Hill (writer)|Peter Hill]]'s book ''Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper''.
 == Church ==
-There appears to have been a church or chapel on Pladda. [[John of Fordun]] and other chroniclers from 1400 to 1500 speak of the isle of St Blase of Pladda. <br>Nothing now remains to mark its site, and its whereabouts are unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=40073 |title=Pladda, Church |publisher=ScotlandsPlaces |date=1977-11-11 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>
+There appears to have been a church or chapel on Pladda. [[John of Fordun]] and other chroniclers from 1400 to 1500 speak of the isle of St Blase of Pladda. Nothing now remains to mark its site, and its whereabouts are unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=40073 |title=Pladda, Church |publisher=ScotlandsPlaces |date=1977-11-11 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>
+==In popular culture==
+Pladda and its lighthouse feature extensively in [[Peter Hill (writer)|Peter Hill]]'s book ''Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper''. They were also filming locations for "Queen Victoria Syndrome", the first episode of season 5 of ''[[The Crown (season 5)|The Crown]]''.
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 ==External links==
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-*[http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/pladda.htm Northern Lighthouse Board site on the history of Pladda Lighthouse]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070503210656/http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/pladda.htm Northern Lighthouse Board site on the history of Pladda Lighthouse]
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-[[Category:Islands of the Clyde]]

v t e Isle of Arran
Main villages	Brodick Lamlash Lochranza Whiting Bay
Smaller villages and settlements	Birchburn Blackwaterfoot Catacol Cladach Corrie Dippen Kildonan Kilmory Lagg Machrie Pirnmill Sannox Shiskine Sliddery Strathwhillan Torbeg Whitefarland
Mountains and hills	Goat Fell Beinn Bharrain Beinn Tarsuinn Caisteal Abhail Cìr Mhòr Creag Ghlas Laggan Tighvein Sleeping Warrior
History	Brodick Castle Lochranza Castle Kildonan Castle Hutton's Unconformity Bruce's Castle
Environment	Arran whitebeams Glenashdale Falls
Economy	The Arran Banner Arran distillery
Surrounding islands	Holy Island Pladda Hamilton Isle Islands of the Clyde