Sliddery

Sliddery

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Sliddery
gaelic_name=An t-Slaodraich
scots_name=
population=
os_grid_reference=NR931230
map_type=Scotland
latitude=55.457400
longitude=-5.273413
unitary_scotland=North Ayrshire
lieutenancy_scotland=Wigtown
constituency_westminster=North Ayrshire and Arran
constituency_scottish_parliament=Cunninghame North
post_town=
postcode_area=KA
postcode_district=KA27
dial_code=

Sliddery (Gaelic: "An t-Slaodraich") is a tiny hamlet located on the Southwest coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The village is situated near the Ross road between Lagg and Blackwaterfoot. The name Sliddery is thought to have been derived from the Old Irish for "field of slaughter", as it was here that a band of marauding Vikings were butchered when attempting to settle in Sliddery Water valley. Nowadays, the hamlet sits upon the hill high above the estuary, about half a mile from the shore. Various lanes lead down to a pebble beach, which offers views across the Kilbrannan Sound to Ireland and Ailsa Craig.

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