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The origin of the name St Kilda is a matter of conjecture. The islands' human heritage includes unique architectural features from the historic and prehistoric periods, although the earliest written records of island life date from the Late Middle Ages .
St Kilda was continuously inhabited for two millennia or more, from the Bronze Age to the 20th century. [ 1 ] However, little is known of the early history, the first written record of which dates from the late 14th century when John of Fordun mentions 'the isle of Irte, which is agreed to be under the Circius and on the margins of the world ...
The etymology of the name "St Kilda", a small archipelago west of the Outer Hebrides, and the name of its main island, "Hirta," is very complex. No saint is known by the name of Kilda, so various other theories have been proposed for the word's origin, which dates from the late 16th century. [81]
The Gaelic name refers to the mountain; the English name comes from an adjacent loch. River Forth: An Abhainn Dubh Gaelic name means "The Black River". Rothesay: Baile Bhòid Gaelic name means "town of Bute". South Queensferry: Cas Chaolais "Caschillis" is an old form. A translation of the English name is sometimes used. St Kilda: Hiort
Hirta (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. The names Hiort (in Scottish Gaelic) and Hirta (historically in English) have also been applied to the entire archipelago.
St Kilda may refer to: Scotland: St Kilda, Scotland, archipelago in the north Atlantic off the west coast of the Scottish mainland; Australia: St Kilda, Queensland, a locality in Bundaberg Region; St Kilda, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide, Australia; St Kilda, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne, Australia City of St Kilda, former municipality in ...
The area was officially named St Kilda in 1842. [9] The first sale of Crown lands for the village of St Kilda took place on 7 December 1842. [17] The first block was bought by James Ross Lawrence, [18] who had been master of the Lady of St Kilda until 1842. [19] Lawrence had now settled in Melbourne. His block was bounded by three unmade roads.
The name is from Old Norse Sauðey, meaning "island of sheep". The island is part of the St Kilda World Heritage Site and home to a primitive breed of sheep. Excluding Rockall , it is the westernmost point of the United Kingdom .