Pabbay ( gd, Pabaigh) is an uninhabited island in the
Outer Hebrides
The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coast ...
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.
Footnotes
Islands of the Sound of Harris
Cleared places in the Outer Hebrides
Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides
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