29 August 2008

This day in history:
On 29th August 1930, the last 36 remaining inhabitants left St Kilda left forever after their traditional lifestyle was corrupted by the outside world. For centuries St Kildans had lived a self sufficient community lifestyle, scaling cliffs with their legendary long toes to catch sea birds. Lying 40 miles to the west of the Hebrides, St Kilda is an island group which has fascinated travellers, historians and dreamers for centuries. This small archipelagos group of islands consists of the Isles of Boreray, Soay, Dun and Hirta. It is the most important sea bird breeding station in North West Europe and is Britain's remotest inhabited island and Scotland's first World Heritage Site. read more