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Thanks, I suspected it wouldn't be that simple.
I've checked the nearest two spots and they each just have a cable going in, not another coming back out to the the next spot as most online examples show.Would I be fine to run a cable back out of one of these to the new fitting?
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cjr
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Yes, but possibly easier to join this wire to your new cable with wago and run a short piece to this light. It would be easier to do and there's less cable pulling on the light fitting.
The other lights might be joined that way.
Looks like you have 4 core cable there. Normally associated with 2 way switching.
Airhead
What you have in your hand is a switch line. It's just a live cable that will connect to a 3 plate arrangement near one of the spots. So no neutral. You are going to need a neutral and live so you'll need to take a feed off your lighting loop. You can then use the switched live out at the 3 plate to switch them on and off. You might need the earth at the wall lights too.
Google 3 plate wiring. Your setup might not be wired to a physical 3 plate but will likely have the same connections.