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It is situated in the Outer Hebrides on South Uist and Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago. [5] The now uninhabited St Kilda became Scotland's first World Heritage Site in 1987 and is one of the few in the world to hold joint status for both its ecological and cultural significance.
Macaulay, Kenneth (1764), The History of St Kilda, T Becket and P A De Hondt, London (Internet Archive) Macauley, Margaret (2009) The Prisoner of St Kilda: The true story of the unfortunate Lady Grange, Edinburgh, Luath ISBN 978-1-906817-02-2; McCutcheon, Campbell St. Kilda: a Journey to the End of the World, Tempus, 2002 ISBN 0-7524-2380-0
The Hebrides.The Outer Hebrides (in orange) lie to the west with the Inner Hebrides closer to the mainland of Scotland in the east. Satellite pictures of Outer Hebrides. The Outer Hebrides is a chain of more than 100 islands and small skerries located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of mainland Scotland.
The island depicted in the film is referred to as "Hirta", which is the actual name of the formerly inhabited main island of the St Kilda archipelago, but a map that appears two minutes into the film actually shows Foula (even the name of the real-life settlement of Ham on Foula can be read), the introduction text mentions that the Romans "saw ...
St Ninian's Isle is connected to Mainland Shetland by a tombolo. Although greater than 40 hectares in size it fails to meet the definition of an island used in this list as it is only surrounded by water during occasional spring tides and storms. [62] Dùn in St Kilda is separated from Hirta by a shallow strait about 50 metres (160 feet) wide ...
The summary for St Kilda, Britain's Loneliest Isle, states: "A voyage from Glasgow to St Kilda, containing scenes of the Western Isles and island life of the crofters on St Kilda". The film is available for viewing on a National Library of Scotland Web page which also includes a great deal of specifics in the text, in a "Shotlist".
Martin undertook his voyage to St Kilda in May 1697 and his tour of Lewis in 1699 under the patronage of Hans Sloane, the Secretary of the Royal Society in London. The Scottish antiquary, Sir Robert Sibbald , considered that his command of Gaelic , knowledge of the customs of Gaeldom and connections with Hebridean elites made him well qualified ...
Vallay (Scottish Gaelic: Bhàlaigh) is an uninhabited tidal island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides.It can be reached from North Uist by a long beach at low tide.. Southeast coast of Vallay seen from Solas.