| Pabbay | |
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Pabbay
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| Pabbay shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NL605880 |
| Names | |
| Norse name | Papey |
| Meaning of name | Island of the papar |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 250 ha (0.97 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 98 |
| Highest elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Outer Hebrides |
| Local Authority | Outer Hebrides |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Pabbay (Scottish Gaelic: Pabaigh, pronounced [ˈpʰapaj]) is one of the Barra Isles at the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar (Culdee)" At only 250 hectares (0.97 sq mi), it never had a large population, and, after all the able-bodied men were killed in a fierce storm while out on a fishing trip on 1 May 1897, it was abandoned in the early twentieth century.
The National Trust for Scotland have owned the island since 2000. With only two sheep left on the island (at July 2007) and few if any other permanent mammalian residents, Pabbay is home in summer to many ground-nesting birds.
The island was the site of a Celtic hermitage, and a Pictish carved stone dates from that period. Remains of an Iron Age settlement can also been seen on Pabbay.
The name of Pabbay is used for one of the three houses of Castlebay Secondary School. The other two are Mingulay and Sandray.
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