Pabay

Pabay
Scottish Gaelic namePabaigh
Old Norse namePapey
Meaning of nameIsland of the papar
Location
Pabay is located in Isle of Skye
Pabay
Pabay
Pabay shown relative to Skye
OS grid referenceNG674271
Coordinates57°17′N 5°52′W / 57.28°N 5.86°W / 57.28; -5.86
Physical geography
Island groupIsle of Skye
Area122 ha (12 sq mi)
Area rank136 [1]
Highest elevation28 m (92 ft)
Administration
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0
Lymphad
References[2][3][4]

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.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.