Talk:Mingulay

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The Wikipedia page says Mingulay has been abandoned since 1934. The Lonely Isles page says ""Mingulay has a long history of settlement with many archaeological sites in evidence, but its population rapidly declined from a total of 135 inhabitants in 1901 to none in 1912 when Mingulay lost its community for good.". I know it's still true to say it's been abandoned since 1934 if it was abandoned earlier, but can anyone confirm whether the Lonely Isles information is accurate? DavidFarmbrough 08:24, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

I checked with Haswell_Smith's The Scottish Islands, which is about the most authorative book on the general subject and he says gives 1912 as the date of abandonment too.--JBellis 14:35, 22 September 2005 (UTC)