Papa, Scotland

This is a list of places in Scotland called Papa or similar, which are so named after the Papar, monks from the Early Historic Period or from their connection to other, later priests.

## Orkney

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### Islands

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* Papa Stronsay
* Papa Westray (also known as "Papay")
* Holm of Papay

John of Fordun in his 14th century enumeration of these islands, has a Papeay tertia ("third Papey"), the location of which is unknown.[1]

### Placenames

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* Paplay, South Ronaldsay
* Paplay, Holm, Mainland
* Papdale, an early name for Kirkwall[2]

Papleyhouse on Eday and Steevens of Papay on North Ronaldsay may not be genuinely related to the Papar.[3]

## Shetland

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* Papa, Shetland, one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra and east of Oxna
* West Head of Papa, a tidal island off Papa, Shetland
* Papa Little
* Papa Stour (Great Papa)
* Sound of Papa, a strait between Papa Stour and the Sandness peninsula.

## Hebrides

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Gaelic, Pabaigh, (Pabaighⓘ) anglicised to "Pabay" or "Pabbay" means "priest island", but it is not clear if these names refer to the early Papar or later, post-Norse priests.

* Pabay, off the island of Skye.[4]
* Pabbay near Barra lying in the Bishop's Isles
* Pabbay near Harris
* Pabbay, South Uist at grid reference NF775195

## See also

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* Papey \- an Icelandic island named after the Papar.

## Notes

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1. ^ W.F. Skene (1872) John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish nation. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas. Page 41.
2. ^ Thomson (2008) pp. 15-16
3. ^ Thomson (2008) p. 15
4. ^ "Isle of Pabay - History". Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

## References

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* Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
* Thomson, William P. L. (2008) The New History of Orkney. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 978-1-84158-696-0

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Geography

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Other|

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Prehistory

| Prehistoric Orkney|

* Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site:
* Maeshowe
* Ness of Brodgar
* Ring of Brodgar
* Skara Brae
* Standing Stones of Stenness

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Prehistoric Shetland|

* Zenith of Iron Age Shetland:
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Prehistoric Western Isles|

* Callanish Stones
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History

| Dál Riata|

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Kingdom of the Isles|

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Lordship of the Isles|

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Earldom of Orkney|

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18th and 19th Century|

* Clearances
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Literature|

* Orkneyinga Saga
* Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Monro)
* A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland (Martin)
* A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (Johnson)
* The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Boswell)

Etymology

| General|

* Scottish island names
* Northern Isles
* Hebrides
* Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

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Specific|

* Arran
* Gigha
* Islay
* Skye
* St Kilda

Economy

| Towns|

* Kirkwall
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* Rothesay
* Stornoway
* Stromness

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Agencies|

* Community Energy Scotland
* Crofters Commission
* Highlands and Islands Enterprise
* Scottish Islands Federation

Oil industry|

* Flotta
* Sullom Voe

Culture

| Shetland|

* Aly Bain
* Thomas Fraser
* Peerie Willie Johnson
* Shetland Amenity Trust
* Up Helly Aa
* Vagaland

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Orkney|

* George Mackay Brown
* Peter Maxwell Davies
* F. Marian McNeill
* Kirkwall Ba game
* Orkney Heritage Society
* St Magnus Festival

Outer Hebrides|

* Compton Mackenzie
* Fèis Bharraigh
* Free Church of Scotland
* Iain Crichton Smith

Inner Hebrides|

* Islay whisky
* Runrig
* Sorley MacLean
* West Highland Free Press

Politics

| Local authorities|

* Shetland Islands Council
* Orkney Islands Council
* Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
* Highland Council
* Argyll and Bute
* North Ayrshire

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Wildlife

| Fauna|

* Fair Isle wren
* Orkney vole
* Shetland wren
* St Kilda field mouse
* St Kilda wren

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Flora|

* Arran whitebeams
* Scottish Primrose
* Shetland Mouse-ear

Domesticated animals|

* Cairn Terrier
* Eriskay Pony
* Hebridean Blackface
* Luing cattle
* North Ronaldsay sheep
* Scottie
* Sheltie
* Shetland cattle
* Shetland Goose
* Shetland pony
* Shetland sheep
* Soay sheep
* Westie

Geology

| Shetland|

* Geopark Shetland

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Geology of Orkney|

* Eday Group
* Orcadian Basin
* Yesnaby Sandstone Group

Hebrides|

* Colonsay Group
* Great Estuarine Group
* Hebridean terrane
* Lewisian complex
* Lorne plateau lavas
* Moine supergroup
* Moine Thrust Belt
* Mull
* Rhinns complex
* Skye
* Staffa
* Torridonian

Islands of the Clyde|

* Highland Boundary Fault

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