Scottish Gaelic name | Pladaigh |
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Pladda seen from the Isle of Arran, with Ailsa Craig in the background | |
Location | |
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 | |
Council area | North Ayrshire |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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.