Hirta
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Hirta is the largest island in the St Kilda archipelago, on the western edge of Scotland. The names Hiort and Hirta have also been applied to the entire archipelago. Now without a permanent resident p
Overview of Village Bay
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Abandoned homes on Hirta, built in the 1860s
The Street, Village Bay (St Kilda Village), 1886
Lochaline
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Lochaline is the main village in the Morvern area of Highland, Scotland. Historian ‘Philip Gaskell’ records that, at the time of the Highland Clearances, in about 1830, John Sinclair of Lochaline foun
Hirta
…of about 180 residents in the late 17th century and 112 in 1851. It was abandoned in 1930 when the last 36 remaining inhabitants were evacuated to Lochaline on the mainland. The National Trust for Scotland owns the entire archipelago. It became one of Scotland's six World Heritage Sites in 1986 and is one…
Lochaline
Ardtornish castle as seen from Lochaline
Graveyard by Kiel Church overlooking the Sound of Mull
Forest path in Lochaline