Pladda Lighthouse
Pladda Lighthouse is an active 18th century lighthouse situated at the southern end of the island of Pladda in western Scotland. The lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by Thomas Smith.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Pladda High Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pladda and Easa Cumhang.
Pladda
Islet
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Pladda is an uninhabited island 1 km 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.
Easa Cumhang
Waterfall
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Easa Cumhang is situated 2 miles northwest of Pladda Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kildonan and Kilmory.
Kildonan
Hamlet
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Kildonan is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilmory.
Kilmory
Hamlet
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Kilmory is a small village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran, located on the coastal road between Lagg and Kildonan. Kilmory is also the parish of the western side of the Isle of Arran. Kilmory is situated 4½ miles west of Pladda Lighthouse.
Whiting Bay
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick. Whiting Bay is situated 4½ miles north of Pladda Lighthouse.
Pladda Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.42513° or 55° 25′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.11842° or 5° 7′ 6″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C7PCVGJ+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 376497856OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11610378Wikidata ID
Q17016410
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Pladda Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普拉達燈塔”
- French: “phare de Pladda”
- French: “Phare de Pladda”
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