Place:Scalpay Longay and Pabay, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Scalpay

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Scalpay (Scottish Gaelic: Sgalpaigh) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

Separated from the east coast of Skye by Loch na Cairidh, Scalpay rises to 396 metres (1,299 ft) at Mullach na Càrn. It has an area of just under 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi). The island has a population of ten usual residents in 2001 and of four in 2011. (Source: UK censuses)

History

Dean Monro gave the following description of Scalpay in 1549:

"...a fair hunting forest, full of deer, with certain little woods and small towns, well inhabited and manured, with many strong coves, good for fishing, in heritage it pertains to Maclean of Duart."

By the time of Dr Johnson's tour, the island was held by a tenant of Sir Alexander Macdonald.

Shipping magnate and politician, Donald Currie owned the island in the late 19th century and was responsible for the construction of the first roads and much tree planting.

Longay

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Longay (Scottish Gaelic: Longaigh) is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay.

Pabay

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Pabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of the Skye, north of Broadford. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay. Pabay was inhabited in the 19th century. The island has a single house and is only accessible by boat or helicopter.

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