Pabay
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Not to be confused with Pabbay.
| Pabay | |
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| Location | |
  Pabay
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| Pabay shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NG674271 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Pabaigh |
| Norse name: | Papey |
| Meaning of name: | Island of the papar |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 122 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 137= |
| Highest elevation: | 28 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 0
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Isle of Skye |
| Local Authority: | Highland Council |
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| References: | [1][2][3] |
Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of the Isle of Skye.
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[edit] Geography
Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, north of Broadford. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay.[4]
The island is formed of fossil-containing limestone, with some micaceous shale, named Pabba Shale.[5] 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.[5]
[edit] History
Pabay was inhabited in the 19th century.[6] The island remains inhabited[citation needed], but is only accessible by boat or helicopter.[5]
It issues its own postage stamps.[4]
[edit] Flora
Pabay's flora consists of heath, dry grassland, herb marsh, salt marsh, woodland remnants and 75 acres of newly planted trees.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ a b Overview for Pabay. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ a b c d Isle of Pabay - History. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ Samuel Lewis (1846). A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland: Pabay, 337-51. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
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