Sliddery

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.

Sliddery Scottish Gaelic: Slaodraidh
Sliddery Water ford and Burnside Cottage
Sliddery Location within North Ayrshire
OS grid reference	NR930229
Civil parish	Kilmory
Council area	North Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ISLE OF ARRAN
Postcode district	KA27
Dialling code	01770
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament	Cunninghame North
List of places UK Scotland 55.457°N 5.273°W / 55.457; -5.273

World War I (and II) memorial between Sliddery and Lagg at the Ross Road intersection.

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.

External links

• Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Sliddery, General (Site no. NR92SW 34)".
• Historic Environment Scotland. "Arran, Sliddery Bridge (Site no. NR92SW 31)".