Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Sliddery |
Gaelic Name: | Slaodraidh |
Static Image Name: | Sliddery Water ford & Burnside Cottage (geograph 3301998).jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Sliddery Water ford and Burnside Cottage |
Os Grid Reference: | NR930229 |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.457°N -5.273°W |
Civil Parish: | Kilmory |
Unitary Scotland: | North Ayrshire |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Ayrshire and Arran |
Constituency Westminster: | North Ayrshire and Arran |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Cunninghame North |
Post Town: | ISLE OF ARRAN |
Postcode Area: | KA |
Postcode District: | KA27 |
Dial Code: | 01770 |
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.
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 NaNmiles from the shore. Various lanes lead down to a pebble beach, which offers views across the Kilbrannan Sound to Ireland and Ailsa Craig.