Bayble Island

Bayble Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Phabail) is an uninhabited island off the south coast of the Eye Peninsula of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Bayble Island from Upper Bayble

Bayble Island lies at the southern end of Bayble Bay (Pabail Bay). It consists of two islands (Eilean Mòr Phabaill and Eilean Beag Phabaill^[1]), but these appear as a single island from most directions. The hamlets of Upper and Lower Bayble overlook the island and bay.^[2]

Wildlife

Rats are thought to have arrived on the island, as to the Shiant Islands, from a shipwreck (although this may be folklore). Gannets and other seabirds can be seen on the island and diving into the surrounding waters.

Footnotes

↑ "The Papar Project". HEBRIDES: H6. Bayble/Pabail. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
↑ "Overview of Bayble". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 26 June 2009.

Lewis and Harris

Outer Hebrides Scotland

Inhabited islands	Lewis and Harris Great Bernera Scalpay

Other islands	Bayble Island Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chearstaidh Eilean Liubhaird Eilean Mhealasta Ensay Fuaigh Beag Fuaigh Mòr Hermetray Killegray North Rona Pabbay of Harris Pabaigh Mòr Scarp Seaforth Sgeotasaigh Soay Beag Soay Mòr Stockinish Sula Sgeir Taransay Vacsay

Settlements	Stornoway Adabroc Aignish Aird Ardroil Arnol Baile an Truiseil Balallan Barvas Bayble Borghastan Borsham Borve, Harris Borve, Lewis Bragar Branahuie Breaclete Breasclete Breibhig Brenish Brue Cabharstadh Calbost Callanish Carloway Coll Fivepenny Flesherin Garenin Garrabost Gravir Gress Habost Holm Hushinish Leurbost Leverburgh Lionel Lingerbay Marybank Melbost New Tolsta Newmarket Newvalley Ohagro Parkend Portnaguran Portvoller Rèinigeadal Rodel Shawbost Skigersta Shulishader Tarbert Tolsta Chaolais Timsgarry Tong

Districts	Back Ness North Lochs Park Point Uig West Side

Geographical features	Butt of Lewis Clisham The Minch Eilean Glas

Historical sites	Callanish Stones Clach an Trushal and Steinacleit Dun Carloway Dùn Èistean Lews Castle St Clement's Church Teampull Mholuaidh

Coordinates: 58°11′25″N 6°12′2″W / 58.19028°N 6.20056°W / 58.19028; -6.20056

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