There are many small islands in

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

called Flodday (

Scots Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish and Manx, developed ou ...

: Flodaigh) or similar and this list provides a guide to their location. The derivation of the name is from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''floti'' meaning "raft" or "float". The similar island names Fladda and Flotta are also from the Norse ''flatr'' and mean "flat island". Usage is not always consistent in external sources.

Outer Hebrides

Lewis near Great Bernera/Beàrnaraigh

* Flodaigh, Lewis (), in inner Loch Roag,

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, opposite the hamlet of Cairisiadar. * Flodaigh, Outer Loch Ròg (), in outer Loch Roag, west of the islet of Hairsgeir and south of Bearasaigh.

Harris

* Fladday (), between Scarp and

Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle ...

North Uist

* Flodday, Loch Maddy (), in Loch Maddy * Flodaigh Beag (Floddaybeg) () (the Gaelic meaning is "small raft island") south east of North Uist. * Flodaigh Mòr (Floddaymore) () (the Gaelic meaning is "big raft island"), south east of North Uist.

Benbecula

Flodaigh Flodaigh is a tidal island lying to the north of Benbecula and south of Grimsay in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is connected to Benbecula by a causeway. The island is 145 hectares The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric un ...

(also referred to as "Flodda"General Register Office for Scotland (28 November 2003)
Occasional Paper No 10: Statistics for Inhabited Islands
''. Retrieved 22 Jan 2011.) (), a tidal island to the north of

Benbecula Benbecula ( ; or ) is an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Scotland. In the 2011 census, it had a resident population of 1,283 with a sizable percentage of Roman Catholics. It is in a zone administered by ...

Barra

Flodday, Sound of Barra Flodday or Flodaigh (Scottish Gaelic), is a currently uninhabited island that lies to the north east of Barra and is one of ten islands in the Sound of Barra, a Site of Community Importance for conservation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. ...

(), which lies east of Fuiay/Fuidheigh to the north east of Barra. *

Flodday near Vatersay Flodday () is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland. Geography and geology Flodday is one of the Barra Isles, lying west of Sandray. It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the ...

(), one mile west of

Sandray Sandray () is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony. Geography Sandray is half a mile due south of Vaters ...

in the

Bishop's Isles The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishop's Isles, are a small archipelago in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They lie south of the island of Barra, for which they are named. The group consists of nine islands and numerous rocky islets, skerry, s ...

south of Barra.

Inner Hebrides

Eilean Fladday Eilean Fladday (also Fladda; ) is a previously populated tidal island off Raasay, near the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Geography Eilean Fladday lies off the north west coast of Raasay, across Caol Fladday (Kyle Fladda), which dries at half-tide. ...

(), on the north west coast of

Raasay Raasay (; ), sometimes the Isle of Raasay, is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound, Scotland, Inner Sound. It is famous fo ...

, just north of Arnish. *

Fladda, Slate Islands Fladda is one of the Slate Islands, off the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Fladda is an islet in the Sound of Luing, between Luing and Belnahua. The name Fladda originates from the Old Norse for 'flat island'. Lighthouse Fladda ligh ...

(), an islet with a lighthouse south east of Belnahua in the Slate Islands. * Fladda, Treshnish Isles () in the

Treshnish Isles The Treshnish Isles are an archipelago of small islands and skerries, lying west of the Isle of Mull, in Scotland. They are part of the Inner Hebrides. Trips to the Treshnish Isles operate from Ulva Ferry, Tobermory, Ardnamurchan and Tiree. Ge ...

. *

Staffin Island Staffin Island (possibly also known as Stenscholl Island) is an uninhabited islet off the east coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland. The Norse name may have been ''Fladdaidh'' meaning "flat island". The Gaelic name ''Eilean Staf ...

off the east coast of the

Trotternish Trotternish () is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, spanning in length from Portree to Rubha Hunish. The Trotternish escarpment runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some ,Ordnance Survey ''Landranger'' 1:50000 ...

peninsula of

Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated by the Cuillin, the rocky slopes of which provide some o ...

may have been known as ''Fladdaidh''."Fladdaidh"
Staffin Community Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2011. * Fladda-chùain ('flat island of

The Minch The Minch () is a strait in north-west Scotland that separates the mainland from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. It was known as ("Scotland's firth") in Old Norse. The Minch's southern extension, which separates Skye from the midd ...

') (), an island north of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye.

Orkney

Flotta Flotta () is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow. The island is known for its large oil terminal and is linked by Orkney Ferries to Houton on the Orkney Mainland, Lyness on Hoy and Longhope on South Walls. The island ha ...

(), an island in

Scapa Flow Scapa Flow (; ) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, sheltered by the islands of Mainland, Graemsay, Burray,S. C. George, ''Jutland to Junkyard'', 1973. South Ronaldsay and Hoy. Its sheltered waters have played an impor ...

Orkney Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...

. * Calf of Flotta (), an island also in Scapa Flow, near Flotta.

Shetland

(), an island in Weisdale Voe. * Fladda (), an island north of the entrance to Hamna Voe, near the island of Muckle Ossa. * Fladda (), an island north of the

Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or demogr ...

in the Ramna Stacks near the island of

Gruney Gruney is a small, uninhabited island in Shetland, Scotland. It lies north of the Northmavine peninsula of the Shetland Mainland, from which it is separated by the Gruney sound (geography), Sound. Gruney has a population of Leach's petrels, o ...

Main references

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