Fladda, an island of Portree parish, Inverness-shire, in Raasay Sound, 4 miles E of the nearest part of Sky, and 9 NE of Portree town. It measures 1½ by ½ mile, and is separated from Raasay only by a narrow strait, which is dry at half-tide. Pop. (1861) 45, (1871) 54, (1881) 54.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)