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{{Infobox Scottish island
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|Map=
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|official_name=Pabbay
|location_map=Scotland Outer Hebrides
|caption=Pabbay shown within the Outer Hebrides
|celtic name=Pabaigh
|gaelic pronunciation={{IPA-gd|ˈpʰapaj||Pabaigh.ogg}}
|norse name=Papey
|meaning of name=Island of the ''[[papar]]''
|area= {{convert|820|ha|sqmi|frac=8|abbr=on}}
|area rank=60
|highest elevation=Beinn a' Chàrnain, {{convert|196|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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|island group= [[Uist]]s and [[Barra]]
|local authority=[[Na h-Eileanan Siar]]
|references=<ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref><ref>{{Ordnance Survey}}</ref>
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'''Pabbay''' ({{langx|gd|Pabaigh}}) is an uninhabited island in the [[Outer Hebrides]] of [[Scotland]] which lies in the [[Sound of Harris]] between [[Harris, Outer Hebrides|Harris]] and [[North Uist]].  The name comes from ''Papey'', which is Norse for "Island of the ''[[papar]]'' ([[Culdee]])".

[[Image:Pabbay and boat.jpg|thumb|left]] 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, Scotland|St Kilda]] were Pabbay men.  St Kilda was part of a farm with Pabbay, and the islanders paid rent to the Macleod chiefs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKenzie |first1=Steven |title=New book challenges St Kilda's 'lost world' tag |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34659269 |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=2 November 2015}}</ref> The island was [[Highland Clearances|cleared]] for sheep in 1846. Pabbay is traditionally a home of [[Clan Morrison]].

Pabbay lies within the [[South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.scot/Resource/Doc/921/0109904.pdf|title=South Lewis, Harris & North Uist NSA 1:50,000 map|publisher=Scottish Natural Heritage|date=2010-12-20|access-date=2018-06-07}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> one of [[national scenic area (Scotland)|40 such areas]] in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nature.scot/professional-advice/safeguarding-protected-areas-and-species/protected-areas/national-designations/national-scenic-areas/|title=National Scenic Areas|publisher=Scottish Natural Heritage|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref> 
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{{Lewis and Harris}}
{{Sound of Harris}}
{{Hebrides (uninhabited)}}

[[Category:Islands of the Sound of Harris]]
[[Category:Cleared places in the Outer Hebrides]]
[[Category:Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides]]


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