Pabaigh Beag
Pabbay (Gaelic: ) is the name of several islands in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland: * Pabbay, Barra Isles, to the south of Barra * Pabbay, Harris, in the Sound of Harris, between Harris and North Uist * Pabbay, Loch Baghasdail, in Loch Baghasdail, off South Uist See also * Papey * Pabay * Papa, Scotland This is a list of places in Scotland called Papa or similar, which are so named after the Papar, monks from the Early Historic Period or from their connection to other, later priests. Orkney Islands * Papa Stronsay * Papa Westray (also known as " ...

Pabbay, Barra Isles
Pabbay ( 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 , 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 Christianity, Celtic hermitage, and a Picts, 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 I ...
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Pabbay, Harris
Pabbay ( gd, 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. Pabbay is traditionally a home of Clan Morrison Clan Morrison is a Scottish clan. The Highland Clan Morrison is traditionally associated with the Isle of Lewis and Harris (Leòdhas) around Ness (Nis), Dun Pabbay, and Barvas (Barabhas), lands in Sutherland around Durness, and in North Uist. .... Pabbay lies within the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development ...
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Papey
Papey () is an island near the east coast of Iceland in the municipality Djúpavogshreppur and is about in extent, the highest point on the island being about above sea level. The island was inhabited from the settlement of Iceland until 1966. There still is a lighthouse, a dwelling house, a church and a weather station on the island, the latter automated since 1998. There are also large colonies of Atlantic puffins on the island. Papey is said to be named after the monks called Papar and it is mentioned in the Landnámabók as one of two places where these monks lived. The story in Landnámabók is that as Ingólfr Arnarson and his followers had lived during the winter at Geithellar in Álftafjörður at a distance from Papey, some of his women followers climbed a mountain in the spring and saw smoke from the island. When they later got a closer look and found special items there, they understood that the smoke had to have been from Papar (or quote: " Vestmen") inhabitants ...
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Pabay
Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of Skye. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning "priest's isle" and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel. Geography Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, lying north of Broadford. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay. Like most others of the name, is a low grassy island. It is in size, diamond-shaped and predominantly flat. The highest point is above sea level, with cliffs on the North and East shores. The island is formed of fossil-containing limestone, with some micaceous shale, named Pabba Shale. It forms a flat plateau with cliffs on the North and East shores. The surrounding low reefs encroach on its shores and double the area at low water. The island gives its name to a group of Jurassic Sedimentary rocks which are seen across the Inner Hebredian area-Pabba Shales. These were laid down at the bottom of a muddy sea 190 million years ago. Much later (about 60 million y ...
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