Pabbay, Barra Isles
{{Short description|Island in Barra Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom}}
{{Other places3|Pabbay (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Scottish island
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|location_map=Scotland Outer Hebrides
|caption=Pabbay shown within the Outer Hebrides
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|official_name=Pabbay
|celtic name=Pabaigh
|gaelic pronunciation={{IPA|gd|ˈpʰapaj||Pabaigh.ogg}}
|norse name=Papey
|meaning of name=Island of the papar
|area= {{convert|250|ha|acre|abbr=on}}
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|highest elevation= {{convert|171|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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|references={{NRS1C}}{{Ordnance Survey}}{{Haswell-Smith}}
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Pabbay ({{langx|gd|Pabaigh}}) 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" (i.e. monks). At only {{convert|250|ha|sqmi|0}}, 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 has owned the island since 2000. With only two sheep left on the island in July 2007 and few, if any, other permanent mammalian residents, Pabbay is consequently home in summer to many ground-nesting birds due to the absence of predators.
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.
Areas of Interest
File:Looking towards Bàgh Ban from Rosinish (27322927655).jpg
Bàgh Bàn is the name applied to a large bay situated on the SE coast of the island. It's the principal bay on the coast of the island and is well sheltered from the North and West - this made it the ideal area for historical settlers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.paparproject.org.uk/hebrides4.html|title = The Papar Project : Hebrides - Pabbay/Pabaigh (Kilbarr, Barra/Barraigh)}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/inverness-shire-os-name-books-1876-1878/inverness-shire-outer-hebrides-volume-02/111|title=OS1/18/2/111 | ScotlandsPlaces}}
Rosinish (or Rubha Phabach) is a small peninsular headland situated on the East coast of the island. It lies in a South-Easterly direction and is only attached to the mainland of the island by a small natural arch.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/inverness-shire-os-name-books-1876-1878/inverness-shire-outer-hebrides-volume-02/111|title=OS1/18/2/111 | ScotlandsPlaces}}
Steir is the narrow rock which joins Rosinish to the mainland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/inverness-shire-os-name-books-1876-1878/inverness-shire-outer-hebrides-volume-02/111|title=OS1/18/2/111 | ScotlandsPlaces}}
Rock Climbing
Composed of Lewisian gneiss, Pabbay is "one of the finest climbing venues in the UK".[http://lancsmc.org/Activities/Climbing/2008/Pabbay_May_2008.pdf "Pabbay May 2008 – the official meet report!"]. LMC. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
This includes the climbing route The Great Arch, which is graded E8 6c.[http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=3512 "Pabbay"]. UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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See also
{{Portal|Scottish islands}}
Footnotes
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External links
- [http://scottishclimbers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/pabbay-2012.html Scottish climbers blog]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150927110010/http://www.wikitopo.com/cragProfile.php?cragId=390 topo guide]
{{Barra Isles}}
{{Islands of Scotland}}
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Category:National Trust for Scotland properties
Category:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides