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  2. St Kilda, Scotland - Wikipedia

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    On Nicolay's map, [note 2] the name denotes an island group closer to Lewis and Harris than St Kilda, possibly Haskeir, [17] Gasker or Haskeir Eagach. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Taylor notes that the latter two groups could be compared to shields lying flat upon the water, and gives the Norse word skildir (meaning "shields") as the etymon.

  3. File:Saint Kilda archipelago topographic map-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Topographic map of the archipelago of St Kilda in Scotland, United Kingdom. Français : Carte topographique de l'archipel de Saint-Kilda en Écosse , Royaume-Uni . UTM projection, WGS84 datum

  4. Hirta - Wikipedia

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    As of 1930, St Kilda was owned by Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod and sold to the Earl of Dumfries, later Marquess of Bute, in 1931. He bequeathed it National Trust for Scotland in 1957. [6] St Kilda was designated as Scotland's first World Heritage Site in 1987. A few facilities for visitors are available on the island.

  5. File:Macaulay Map of St Kilda, Published 1764.jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. List of outlying islands of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    Mugdrum seen from Newburgh Soay, St Kilda, the westernmost island of Scotland (excluding Rockall, the status of which is a matter of dispute) Winter waves breaking over Rockall in 1943 Sula Sgeir The westernmost of the Flannan Isles: Eilean a' Ghobha and Roareim with Brona Cleit in the distance The Rabbit Islands Stac an Armin with Boreray to the left and Stac Lee beyond at right Stac Levenish ...

  7. MOD Hebrides - Wikipedia

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    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. The range occupies 115,000 km 2 of sanitised airspace with unlimited altitude. The missiles are tracked from St Kilda which is now leased by the Ministry of ...

  8. File:Saint Kilda archipelago topographic map-fr.svg - Wikipedia

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  9. Morvern - Wikipedia

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    Some residents of St Kilda were relocated to Lochaline, the main village of Morvern, when the island was evacuated in 1930. On 19th- and early 20th-century Ordnance Survey maps, Morvern is spelled "Morven". [2] [3] From 1845 to 1975 most of the peninsula formed the civil parish of Morvern. [4]

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