Eilean Trodday
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Eilean Trodday is an island in The Minch
just off the north coast of the Trotternish
peninsula of Skye
in Scotland.
Eilean Trodday is about 36 hectares (89 acre) in extent and the coastline has various caves and stacks
. The island was inhabited in the past and there are the ruins of a small chapel, which may have been dedicated to St. Columba
.
and Charles Alexander Stevenson
in 1908. Now a minor, sectored light
, it marks The Minch's northbound route.
to Liverpool
. Running on automatic pilot she hit the north east coast of the island near the lighthouse and sank in 28 metres (91.9 ft) of water. The stern section of the vessel remains intact about 100 metres (328.1 ft) offshore.
In 2002 the nuclear submarine grounded on nearby Fladda-chuain
whilst travelling at 14.7 knots (28.8 km/h) during a traverse of the Fladda-chuain-Eilean Trodday trough, resulting in some damage to the submarine and three minor injures to the crew. After the grounding the submarine re-surfaced and proceeded to the Faslane
base by surface transit. The Banff
registered trawler, Brothers BF138 was wrecked on Eilean Trodday on the morning of 1 June 2006 with the loss of two lives.
The island is an excellent dive site with items of interest being the wreck of the Nordhuk and the sheets of multi-coloured jewel anemones, although the tidal currents are strong outside of slack water.
The Minch
The Minch , also called The North Minch, is a strait in north-west Scotland, separating the north-west Highlands, and the northern Inner Hebrides, from Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides...
just off the north coast of the Trotternish
Trotternish
Trotternish or Tròndairnis is the northernmost peninsula of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland.One of its more well-known features is the Trotternish landslip, a massive landslide that runs almost the full length of the peninsula, some...
peninsula of Skye
Skye
Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
in Scotland.
Eilean Trodday is about 36 hectares (89 acre) in extent and the coastline has various caves and stacks
Stack (geology)
A stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, isolated by erosion. Stacks are formed through processes of coastal geomorphology, which are entirely natural. Time, wind and water are the only factors involved in the...
. The island was inhabited in the past and there are the ruins of a small chapel, which may have been dedicated to St. Columba
Columba
Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...
.
Lighthouse
On the summit, at 45 metres (147.6 ft) above sea level, is a lighthouse built by DavidDavid Alan Stevenson
David Alan Stevenson was a lighthouse engineer who built twenty six lighthouses in and around Scotland.Born into the famous Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers, son of David Stevenson, brother of Charles Stevenson, and nephew of Thomas Stevenson, he was educated at Edinburgh University...
and Charles Alexander Stevenson
Charles Alexander Stevenson
Charles Alexander Stevenson was a Scottish lighthouse engineer who built twenty three lighthouses in and around Scotland....
in 1908. Now a minor, sectored light
Sector lights
Sector lights are a man-made pilotage and position fixing aid that consist of strictly de-limited horizontal angle light beams to guide water-borne traffic through a safe channel at night in reasonable visibility. They are most often used for safe passage through shallow or dangerous waters. This...
, it marks The Minch's northbound route.
Shipwrecks
The Dutch trawler Alexanders ran aground and sank on the south side of Eilean Trodday on 29 January 1974. On 2 May 1976 the German Coaster Nordhuk was carrying a cago of grain from GothenburgGothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
to Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Running on automatic pilot she hit the north east coast of the island near the lighthouse and sank in 28 metres (91.9 ft) of water. The stern section of the vessel remains intact about 100 metres (328.1 ft) offshore.
In 2002 the nuclear submarine grounded on nearby Fladda-chuain
Fladda-chùain
Fladda-chuain , is an island north of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye.-Name:The name of the island derives from Old Norse Flatey, meaning a "flat island", and Cuan, a Scottish Gaelic word meaning "ocean" . The latter probably refers to the Minch, which is known as An Cuan Sgìth or Cuan na Hearadh...
whilst travelling at 14.7 knots (28.8 km/h) during a traverse of the Fladda-chuain-Eilean Trodday trough, resulting in some damage to the submarine and three minor injures to the crew. After the grounding the submarine re-surfaced and proceeded to the Faslane
HMNB Clyde
Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy...
base by surface transit. The Banff
Banff, Aberdeenshire
Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron...
registered trawler, Brothers BF138 was wrecked on Eilean Trodday on the morning of 1 June 2006 with the loss of two lives.
The island is an excellent dive site with items of interest being the wreck of the Nordhuk and the sheets of multi-coloured jewel anemones, although the tidal currents are strong outside of slack water.