News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
THE ownership of the trade mark for the island chain of St Kilda is at the centre of a tug-of-war between the National Trust for Scotland and Western Isles Council.
Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
A major heritage site in India will join Mount Rushmore, St Kilda and Skara Brae as part of a pioneering Scottish project to digitally record every buttress, crack and cranny, and even ancient graffiti, in 10 Unesco world heritage sites. The Scottish Ten began its five-year mission to preserve 10 sites – five in Scotland, five abroad – in high-definition 3D last month. Images from the first...
Southern Hebrides Blog (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Columba Centre Bowmore Islay For the second year in a row the Small Islands Film Festival will be held on Islay , at the Columba Centre in Bowmore (image right), on the 2nd and 3rd of October. This year, the year of homecoming, the Small Islands Film Festival will focus on the theme of ‘home’ and ‘homecoming’. They will present a packed programme of screenings and discussions...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
Minor only in size and population, St Kilda, it has to be said, is a beautiful and rather poignant collection of islets in the Western Isles, or Eilean Siar, to give them their Gaelic name.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
THREE areas in the Western Isles are vying to become the home of a new visitor centre for St Kilda.
The Blown Brog (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Well 'Eranu' ive just been watching shooting stars. Some guy was hanging his nuts in puddings. Weird but funny. Strangely Jack Dee was also doing standup on the other side which wasnt bad. Meanwhile the Scottish Government have been showboating. They have been debating whether Basset the Bomber should have been released or not? Is it just me or does this beg the question why didnt they do this first?...
Whitehall 1212 (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
I had the pleasure the other week of heading to St Kilda. It's easy to get to: straight out the old Roman road from London, the A12, until you reach the River Orwell in Suffolk. Then follow the river down the coast, past the house of Roy Keane, Ipswich Town's new manager, and you come to Chelmondiston. That's where you'll find "St Kilda", the home of Norman John Gillies, the last of the islanders...
SeaKayakPhoto.com (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
2009 is the year of the Homecoming when Scotland encourages its diaspora to visit their homeland. Few visits can be as poignant as that of Mr Norman John Gillies who is the last living survivor of the community on St Kilda, which was evacuated in 1930.BBCNorman is a sprightly 84 year old who was 5 years old when St Kilda was evacuated.BBCHis mother Mary Gillies developed appendicitis while she
The Herald (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Final preparations are being made around the country this morning to celebrate the first St Kilda Day. The events will mark the evacuation of the Atlantic archipelago’s final inhabitants on August 29, 1930.
HOMECOMING SCOTLAND BLOG - SCOTLAND HOMECOMING 2009 -... (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
HOMECOMING SCOTLAND - St Kilda Day: Latha Hiort St Kilda Day - Latha Hiort will mark the evacuation of St Kilda on August 29, 1930. It celebrates the St Kildans' lives and legacy in music, word and image throughout Scotland, building on the success of the 2007 St Kilda Opera, which can be seen at the Edinburgh International Festival 2009. Where and When Start Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009 End Date:...
PM (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009
Nigel Wrench in Edinburgh writes: "Here's one mischievous idea of Scottishness, by the graffitti artist Richie Cumming at an exhibition of street art at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. It's all auctioned off on Sunday if you happen to be in Edinburgh. The Enlightenment, a celebration of Robert Burns, the islanders of St Kilda, Rona Munro's new play...
Dry Stone Walling (Free subscription) | 18/08/2009
The archipelago of St Kilda, the remotest part of the British Isles, lies 41 miles (66 kilometres) west of Benbecula in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Its islands with their exceptional cliffs and sea stacs form the most important seabird breeding station in north-west Europe. The evacuation of its native human population in 1930 brought to a close an extraordinary story of survival.For at least a thousand...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 28/07/2009
Exclusive: This year, on August 29, events will be staged across Scotland from Edinburgh to Harris, and from Skye to Glasgow and Inverness, to remember and celebrate St Kilda, the archipelago of islands 41 miles west of the Hebrides.
Tour Scotland (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
Tour Scotland Hebridean Island Hopping. The Western Isles offer Scotland's unique take, large skies, crashing seas, beautiful beaches and a diverse landscape. Each island has a unique and individual character, landscape and history which have attracted and intrigued travellers and visitors for hundreds of years. Hebridean Island Hopping covers everything needed to get the most from a visit to any of...
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Hat tip to an all seeing eye for this one. So, who would have figured that climate change is shrinking sheep in Scotland? Scientists first began studying Soay sheep, on the island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago, in 1985. Since then, the sheep have decreased in size by 5% - their legs getting steadily shorter and their body weight decreasing. This strange phenomenon was first reported in 2007,...
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