A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Pabbay, an island in Harris parish, Outer Hebrides, Inverness-shire, 2¼ miles W of Cape Difficulty, and 3½ N of Bernera. With a length of 2½ miles from E to W, and a width of 1½ mile from N to S, it rises to an altitude of 1000 feet above sea-level; and as seen from a distance presents a conical outline. It formerly grew very fine crops of corn, but it has in a great degree been rendered barren and desolate. Sand-drift has overwhelmed its SE side; the spray from the Atlantic almost totally prevents vegetation in the NW; and only on the SW, where it is sheltered by Bernera, does the island retain anything like its former noted fertility. Pop. (1841) 338, (1861) 21, (1871) 8, (1881) 2.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Harris ScoP Inverness Shire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Pabbay |
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