Sliddery

Sliddery

Location within North Ayrshire

Sliddery (Gaelic: Slaodraidh) 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 Gaelic denoting dragging or trailing, but another story has it that it was here that a band of marauding Vikings were butchered when attempting to settle in Sliddery Water valley and that the name has something to do with slaughter or massacre.

Nowadays, the hamlet sits upon the hill high above the estuary, about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sliddery.

• Canmore - Arran, Sliddery, General site record
• Canmore - Arran, Sliddery Bridge site record

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Isle of Arran

Main villages

• Brodick
• Lamlash
• Lochranza
• Whiting Bay

Smaller villages and settlements

• Birchburn
• Blackwaterfoot
• Catacol
• Cladach
• Corrie
• Dippen
• Kildonan
• Kilmory
• Lagg
• Machrie
• Pirnmill
• Sannox
• Shiskine
• Sliddery
• Strathwhillan
• Torbeg
• Whitefarland

Mountains and hills

• Goat Fell
• Beinn Bharrain
• Beinn Tarsuinn
• Caisteal Abhail
• Cìr Mhòr
• Creag Ghlas Laggan
• Tighvein
• Sleeping Warrior

History

• Brodick Castle
• Lochranza Castle
• Kildonan Castle
• Hutton's Unconformity
• Bruce's Castle

Environment

• Arran whitebeams
• Glenashdale Falls

Economy

• The Arran Banner
• Arran distillery

Surrounding islands

• Holy Island
• Pladda
• Hamilton Isle
• Islands of the Clyde

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