     plymouth was the capital of the island of montserrat, an overseas territory of the united kingdom located in the leeward island chain of the lesser antilles, west indies. the town was overwhelmed by volcanic eruptions starting in 1995 and was abandoned. for centuries it had been the only port of entry to the island. ==history== ===volcano and abandonment=== thumb|left|ash piled as high as a streetlamp on the streets of plymouth (1999)  beginning in july 1995, a series of huge eruptions at the soufriÃ¨re hills volcano sent pyroclastic flows and ash falls across a wide area of southern montserrat, including plymouth. it was imme
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