Pabbay, Harris

Pabbay
Location
Pabbay
Pabbay shown within the Outer Hebrides
OS grid reference NF888876
Names
Gaelic name Pabaigh
Pronunciation [ˈpʰapaj]
Norse name Papey
Meaning of name Island of the papar
Physical geography
Island group Uists and Barra
Area 820 ha (3.2 sq mi)
Area rank 60[1]
Highest elevation Beinn a' Chàrnain 196 m (643 ft)
Political geography
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Scotland
Council area Na h-Eileanan Siar
Demographics
Population 0[2]
References [3][4]

Pabbay (Scottish Gaelic: Pabaigh) is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies in the Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar (Culdee)"

The island was once very fertile, supporting a three-figure population and exporting corn, barley and illicit whisky. Most of the stewards of St. Kilda were Pabbay men. The island was cleared for sheep in 1846.

Footnotes

  1. Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. Ordnance Survey. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordinance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

Coordinates: 57°46′14″N 7°14′3″W / 57.77056°N 7.23417°W