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Scotland, Na h-Eileanan Siar

Pabbay cleared Sound of Harris island

Ghost town Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: croft hardware.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

fertile farming island cleared 1846

Fertile island in the Sound of Harris that once supported over a hundred people and exported corn, barley and illicit whisky, and supplied stewards to St Kilda. It was cleared for sheep in 1846.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

boat access only, remote

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