Papa, Scotland
Encyclopedia
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.
John of Fordun
in his 14th century enumeration of these islands, has a Papeay tertia ("third Papey"), the location of which is unknown.
priests.
Papar
The Papar were, according to early Icelandic historical sources, a group of Irish or Scottish monks resident in parts of Iceland at the time of the arrival of the Norsemen...
, monks from the Early Historic Period
Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
or from their connection to other, later priests.
Orkney
- Papa StronsayPapa StronsayPapa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. It is in size, and at its highest point.According to folklore, some of the natives were descended from a female selkie. This was because they had horny skin on their feet and hands, and permanently smelt of...
- Papa WestrayPapa WestrayPapa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, with a population of 65 at the time of the 2001 Census, now increased to 70 people...
(also known as "Papay") - Holm of Papay
John of Fordun
John of Fordun
John of Fordun was a Scottish chronicler. It is generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is certain that he was a secular priest, and that he composed his history in the latter part of the 14th century; and it is probable that he was a chaplain in the St Machar's Cathedral of...
in his 14th century enumeration of these islands, has a Papeay tertia ("third Papey"), the location of which is unknown.
Shetland
- Papa, ShetlandPapa, ShetlandPapa is an uninhabited island in the Scalloway Islands, Shetland, Scotland.Papa lies north west of Burra and east of Oxna in the Shetland Islands.-Footnotes:...
, one of the Scalloway Islands, lying north west of Burra and east of Oxna- West Head of PapaWest Head of PapaWest Head of Papa is a small tidal island off Papa in Shetland, and is one of the Scalloway Islands. It is 21m at its highest point. East Head of Papa is part of Papa itself, so it is possible that West Head became separated in recent history.- References :...
, a tidal island off Papa, Shetland
- West Head of Papa
- Papa LittlePapa LittlePapa Little is an island in Shetland, Scotland.The island lies at the head of Aith Voe in north west Mainland, Shetland, south of Muckle Roe...
- Papa StourPapa StourPapa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of under twenty people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s. Located to the west of mainland Shetland and with an area of 828 hectares , Papa Stour is the eighth largest island in Shetland...
(Great Papa)
- Sound of Papa, a strait between Papa Stour and the SandnessSandnessSandness is a headland and district in the west of Mainland, Shetland. The "d" is not pronounced locally.The headland flanks the south side of Papa Sound near Papa Stour leading into St Magnus Bay and the district includes the headland and forms the mainland part of Walls parish...
peninsula.
Hebrides
Gaelic, 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-NorseNorsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...
priests.
- PabayPabayPabay is a Scottish island just off the coast of the Skye.-Geography:Pabay is an island in the Inner Sound of Skye, north of Broadford. It lies south of Longay and east of the larger Scalpay....
, off the island of SkyeSkyeSkye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
. - Pabbay near BarraPabbay, Barra, ScotlandPabbay 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 " 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...
lying in the Bishop's Isles - Pabbay near HarrisPabbay, Harris, ScotlandPabbay is an uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies in the Sound of Harris between Harris and North Uist. The name comes from Papey, which is Norse for "Island of the papar "...
- Pabbay, South UistSouth UistSouth Uist is an island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a usually resident population of 1,818. There is a nature reserve and a number of sites of archaeological interest, including the only location in Great Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found. The...
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