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Pladda





Geography

Pladda lies off the south coast of Arran in the Firth Of Clyde at .

The island is small, flat, teardrop-shaped island, less than a kilometre along its length and rising to just 27 metres (ninety feet) above sea level. Unusually for such a small island it has its own source of fresh water.


The Lighthouse

Pladda Lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by Thomas Smith . It was the first light on the Clyde to be commissioned by the Commissioners Of The Northern Lights . The lighthouse was automated in 1990 .

Pladda and its lighthouse feature extensively in Peter Hill's autobiographical novel ''Stargazing''.


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