- Fladda-chùain
Fladda-chùain (gbmapping|NG365815), is an island north of the
Trotternish peninsula,Skye .Name
The island derives from
Old Norse "Flatey", meaning a "flat island", and "Cuan", aScottish Gaelic word meaning "ocean" (orbay in Irish and Old Gaelic). The latter probably refers tothe Minch , which is known as "An "Cuan" Sgìth" or "Cuan na Hearadh", meaning the "Ocean of Skye" or "Ocean of Harris" in Gaelic. The suffix is also added to distinguish it from the many other islands with similar names.History
Fladda-chùain is the subject of some legends.
There are the ruins of a chapel here, said to have been founded in the days of
Saint Columba by one "O' Gorgon".Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.] It is said also that MacDonald of the Isles hid his deeds here during the '45.Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.]The last known inhabitant was known as "Am Muileach Mòr", which means either "the Big Mullman", or the "man of the headland".Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) "The Scottish Islands". Edinburgh. Canongate.]
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