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Pabbay (Scottish Gaelic: ''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 hermitage, and a 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. ==Rock Climbing== Composed of Lewisian gneiss, is "one of the finest climbing venues in the UK".〔("Pabbay May 2008 – the official meet report!" ). LMC. Retrieved 12 September 2013.〕 This includes the climbing route The Great Arch, which is graded E7 7a.〔("Pabbay" ). UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pabbay, Barra Isles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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