Eilean Trodday
Introduction '''Eilean Trodday''' is an island in The Minch just off the north coast of the Trotternish peninsula of Skye in Scotland.Eilean TroddayEilean Trodday is about  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.
Lighthouse Eilean Trodday, lighthouse just visible.On the summit, at  above sea level, is a lighthouse built by David and Charles Alexander Stevenson in 1908.Now a minor sector light, 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 cargo of grain from Gothenburg to Liverpool. Running on automatic pilot she hit the north east coast of the island near the lighthouse and sank in  of water. The stern section of the vessel remains intact about  offshore.In 2002 the nuclear submarine  grounded on nearby Fladda-chuain whilst travelling at  during a traverse of the Fladda-chuain-Eilean Trodday trough, resulting in some damage to the submarine and three minor injuries 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.
See also * List of islands in Scotland* List of lighthouses in Scotland* List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
Notes
References * Baird, Bob (1995) ''Shipwrecks of the West of Scotland''. Glasgow. Nekton Books. *