St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
St Kilda – the last summer
Folklorist Margaret Fay Shaw’s description and images of her visit to St Kilda, just before the evacuation of its inhabitants in 1930.
St Kilda – the evacuation of a community
St Kilda is one of many island communities in Scotland to have been abandoned. This article looks at some of the reasons.
St Kilda mailboat’s epic journey
A very special delivery has been made in the week of the 90th anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda.
St Kilda diaries with Cal Major
Our ambassador Cal Major recently spent some time on St Kilda, volunteering with the seabird team, and created a series of short films about her adventure.
St Kilda climate change challenges quantified for first time
A report published today (13 May) has identified the three biggest threats from climate change to the UK’s only dual World Heritage Site, St Kilda.
The St Kilda Diaries: 1 to 14 March 1909
Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan
The St Kilda Diaries: 15 to 31 March 1909
Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan.
The St Kilda Diaries: 1 to 14 April 1909
Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan.
The St Kilda Diaries: 15 to 30 April 1909
Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan.
The St Kilda Diaries: 1 to 10 May 1909
Extracts and transcripts from the handwritten diaries of Alice MacLachlan
The St Kilda Diaries: reflections on St Kilda
This is the transcript of a talk Alice gave to a YWCA group after she left St Kilda in which she reflects upon the time she spent on the islands.
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