The National Trust for Scotland’s St Kilda archives
Archivist Ian Riches gives a flavour of just some of the hundreds of documents and photos we look after relating to St Kilda.
Robbie scales ‘The Thumb’ in St Kilda
A team of climbers, led by Robbie Phillips, has achieved the first ascent of a famous St Kilda sea stack in over 130 years, working with the Trust to plan the ascent safely and sustainably.
Significant seabird census completed at St Kilda
The census took staff and volunteers around 1,400 hours to complete and it highlights the importance of taking action to protect seabirds.
New ten-year plan for protecting St Kilda
We have created a new plan to help us care for St Kilda, focusing on the Trust’s wider strategic objectives of conservation, engagement and sustainability.
90th anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda
Sunday 10 May 2020 marks the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the end for the inhabitants of the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.
Piecing together Lady Grange’s secrets on St Kilda
The collapse of an important cleit on St Kilda may shed light on the story of Lady Grange.
From the edge of the world 2022 – part 7
Our seabird and marine ranger shares a summary of the migrant and vagrant bird highlights recorded so far this season on St Kilda.
Photography on the edge
George Washington Wilson’s photographs of St Kildans were popular with a curious Victorian public.
The Trust goes out of this world!
Nasa’s Mars Curiosity Rover recently visited St Kilda in the Torridon quadrangle.
The islands at the edge of the world
Get closer to St Kilda and discover fascinating seabird and island facts.
A million seabirds, but for how long?
The seabirds of St Kilda are under threat from climate change.
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