Eilean Trodday
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Inner Hebrides | |
| Geographical location | 57 ° 43 '33 " N , 6 ° 17' 59" W | |
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| length | 960 m | |
| width | 650 m | |
| surface | 38 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 45 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Eilean Trodday ( Scottish Gaelic : Tròndaigh , from Old Norwegian , German: "Thronds Cape"), also called Trodday , is an uninhabited island in the north of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland . It is located 1.6 km north of Cape Rubha na h-Aiseig on the Trotternish Peninsula on Skye and has an area of 38 hectares .
The highest point Trodday with 45 meters is in the north of the island. This point is the site of the lighthouse Eilean Eilean Trodday Light , which in 1908 by Charles Alexander Stevenson was built.
On June 1, 2006, the trawler Brothers BF 138 ran aground on Trodday. Two crew members died in the process.
Web links
Commons : Eilean Trodday - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Scotland Gazetteer on Trodday (English)
- Map of Trodday
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iain Mac to Tailleir ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , "Placenames", page 114, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (English)
- ^ Argyll Yacht Charters: Scottish Islands
- ↑ Lighthouses by Charles Alexander Stevenson (English)
- ↑ Report at gov.uk/maib (English), accessed on January 14, 2016
