Undiscovered ScotlandOct 12, 2024

The island of Pladda, south of Arran, seen in tranquil evening light from Kildonan, which lies at the south-eastern extremity of the Isle of Arran. Pladda's name comes, for obvious reasons, from the Norse for "Flat Isle". More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/arran/kildonan/index.html

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Kildonan Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of Kildonan on Arran on Undiscovered Scotland.

Show threadJens
@UndisScot oooh "pladda" = "plattö" (flat island)
Oct 12, 2024 at 8:01amWeb
Show threadJensOct 13, 2024
@UndisScot Its kinda cool that the sound of a phrase from 1200 years ago makes sense now even if the Norse languages have split in to different variations. :D
(to me saying "pladda" really does sound a bit like someone from modern Denmark trying to say a Norwegian or Swedish word but written by someone who doesn't speak any of the languages but comes from an anglophone background)