St Kilda, Scotland

Repairing St Kilda Kirk

Still haven't quite got over how amazing that day on St Kilda was! St Kilda lies around 40 miles west of the other Outer Hebrides and the main island Hirta was inhabited for millenia, the locals developing a unique way of life. They did keep sheep and grew some crops, but they mostly lived on eggs and seabirds. Often that was gannets or fulmars but yes, it also included puffins... They would clamber down these cliffs, the highest in Scotland at 400 metres, or row out to the soaring sea stacks an

The story of St Kilda

The last families who lived on St Kilda

Well, camping on the incredible St Kilda didn't quite go to plan. We made it out there, but our skipper advised us that the weather was going to be turning for the worst and if we didn't get the boat back the same day, we'd likely be stuck there until Monday! We didn't have nearly enough food for that and I didn't fancy climbing down the cliffs to catch seabirds or collect eggs like the islanders did...not sure the National Trust for Scotland rangers would be happy about that either! Fortunately

St Kilda is the only dual UNESCO World Heritage Site in the UK, one of only 39 in the world. The archipelago consists of the main island of Hirta, along with Dun, Soay and Boreray, and the sea stacks Levenish, Stac an Armin and Stac Lee – the highest in Britain. The islands are internationally recognised for their birdlife, home to nearly one million seabirds including the largest colony of puffins in the UK. The world’s largest colony of gannets also nests on the sea stacks and Boreray. St Kild

A special place in St Kilda history.