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Hirta: The abandoned St Kilda settlement

Hirta was inhabited for thousands of years, then abandoned in 1930. It is now a strange
combination of military base and national park. Lots of birds and weird sheep among the ruins.
Click on an image in the slideshow or on one of the thumbnails to see a bigger version.
View across Village Bay towards Dun
View across Village Bay towards Dun		 1627: The sheep have taken over
1627: The sheep have taken over		 1638: St Kilda wren
1638: St Kilda wren		 1641: Fulmars
1641: Fulmars
Once used as a prison
Once used as a prison		 The store house facing Village Bay
The store house facing Village Bay		 Carole with some of the expeditioners
Carole with some of the expeditioners		 Cleit
Cleit
1614: Soay sheep on Hirta
1614: Soay sheep on Hirta		 1619: Carole in the old church
1619: Carole in the old church		 1620: In the former St Kilda school
1620: In the former St Kilda school		 1621: In the former St Kilda school
1621: In the former St Kilda school
1624: Museum
1624: Museum		 Hillside above St Kilda Village
Hillside above St Kilda Village		 Restored houses in the street
Restored houses in "the street"		 Street of 19th Century houses
Street of 19th Century houses
Ruins of the 19th Century houses
Ruins of the 19th Century houses		 Carol in explanatory mode
Carol in explanatory mode		 The Street
The Street		 Fulmar
Fulmar
Fulmars, aren't they?
Fulmars, aren't they?		 The original village was here
The original village was here		 Museum display
Museum display		 Museum display
Museum display
St Kilda sheep
St Kilda sheep		 The Church
The Church		 The Naval Gun and Store
The Naval Gun and Store		 Beach
Beach
Across Village Bay to Dun
Across Village Bay to Dun		 The gap between Dun and Hirta
The gap between Dun and Hirta		 Fulmar on a cleit
Fulmar on a cleit		 Cleit
Cleit
Cleit
Cleit

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