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![The owners of St Kilda, conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland, are marking the 30th anniversary of its world heritage designation by a special commemoration and the launch of […]](../../wp-content/uploads/2009/11/st1-115x115.jpg "Trust celebrates anniversary of St Kilda’s World Heritage status")
Trust celebrates anniversary of St Kilda’s World Heritage status
Posted on June 21, 2016 | No CommentsThe owners of St Kilda, conservation charity the National Trust for Scotland, are marking the 30th anniversary of its world heritage designation by a special commemoration and the launch of […]Continue Reading...
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Thirty yachts assemble for inaugural St Kilda Challenge
Posted on June 9, 2016 | No CommentsA fleet of 30 yachts has arrived at the North Uist village of Lochmaddy in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides in advance of the inaugural St Kilda Challenge. Featuring both a race […]Continue Reading...
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Records name the 16 households left on St Kilda before the evacuation of the island in 1930
Posted on March 3, 2016 | No CommentsThe last inhabitants of the remote island community of St Kilda are listed among more than 2.5 million Scots digitally captured in the latest release of Valuation Rolls on ScotlandsPeople, […]Continue Reading...
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![In the latest milestone for the development of a St Kilda Centre – Ionad Hiort – in the Uig area of Lewis, one of Britain’s leading creative design companies has […]](../../wp-content/uploads/2014/10/heb-logo-115x115.jpg "LEADING CONSULTANCY WILL ADVISE ON DESIGN AND CONTENTS OF WORLD-CLASS ST KILDA CENTRE")
LEADING CONSULTANCY WILL ADVISE ON DESIGN AND CONTENTS OF WORLD-CLASS ST KILDA CENTRE
Posted on January 25, 2016 | No CommentsIn the latest milestone for the development of a St Kilda Centre – Ionad Hiort – in the Uig area of Lewis, one of Britain’s leading creative design companies has […]Continue Reading...
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UK’s remotest outpost brought into focus as first St Kilda yacht race departs North Uist
Posted on November 17, 2015 | No CommentsFirst ever St Kilda Challenge yacht race will take place Thursday to Saturday, June 9-11 2016 The fleet of yachts will berth at Lochmaddy Marina on North Uist […]Continue Reading...
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NEW MILESTONE FOR WORLD-CLASS ST KILDA CENTRE
Posted on February 25, 2015 | No CommentsThere will be an invited audience from all over Scotland tomorrow (Thursday) for a key event in progressing the St Kilda Centre – Ionad Hiort – in the Uig area […]Continue Reading...
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Destination St Kilda for charity swim
Posted on May 27, 2014 | No CommentsThe World Heritage Site of St Kilda is the final destination for a hardy group who are aiming to swim there from the Isle of Harris in the first ever […]Continue Reading...
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NEW PHASE IN DRIVE TO CREATE ST KILDA CENTRE IN UIG, LEWIS
Posted on March 5, 2013 | No CommentsThe efforts to create a St Kilda Centre in the Uig area of Lewis have entered a new phase with the establishment of a company, Ionad Hiort Ltd, to drive […]Continue Reading...
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BBC ALBA charts the ambitious recreation of one of Scotland’s truly great historic sea crossings
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No CommentsSCOTTISH couple, Hamish and Anne Gow, created history in 1965 when they became the first kayakers to make the treacherous 40-plus mile sea journey from the Western Isles to the […]Continue Reading...
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![The Gaelic-language TV channel, BBC ALBA, has appointed a former head of BBC Radio Scotland as its new chair. Maggie Cunningham has been appointed by broadcasting regulators, Ofcom, to succeed Alasdair […]](../../wp-content/uploads/2010/03/BBC-Alba-Hebrides-Today-115x100.jpg "Cunningham Appointed New Chair of BBC ALBA")
Cunningham Appointed New Chair of BBC ALBA
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe Gaelic-language TV channel, BBC ALBA, has appointed a former head of BBC Radio Scotland as its new chair. Maggie Cunningham has been appointed by broadcasting regulators, Ofcom, to succeed Alasdair […]Continue Reading...
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St. Kilda To Be Digitally Recorded In 3D
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsOne of Scotland’s most remote and spectacular locations is to be recorded in 3D. A team of experts from the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation (CDDV), a partnership between […]Continue Reading...
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Trust urges beachcombers to look out for St Kilda mailboat
Posted on August 30, 2010 | No CommentsPeople visiting Scotland’s beaches are being urged by the National Trust for Scotland to look out for a tiny wooden mailboat which was launched from St Kilda yesterday (29 August] […]Continue Reading...
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![The National Trust for Scotland has joined forces with two Western Isles-based organisations this month to mark the 80tth anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda. Two major cultural events […]](../../wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Trust prepares to commemorate 80th anniversary of evacuation of St Kilda")
Trust prepares to commemorate 80th anniversary of evacuation of St Kilda
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsThe National Trust for Scotland has joined forces with two Western Isles-based organisations this month to mark the 80tth anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda. Two major cultural events […]Continue Reading...
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![Images from St Kilda opening a window on rural life in Scotland from 125 years ago old are to go on display at Aberdeen University. An Aberdeen audience will enjoy […]](../../wp-content/uploads/2010/07/men-of-st-Kilda-Hebrides-Today-115x115.jpg "St Kilda in full colour in the 1800s")
St Kilda in full colour in the 1800s
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsImages from St Kilda opening a window on rural life in Scotland from 125 years ago old are to go on display at Aberdeen University. An Aberdeen audience will enjoy […]Continue Reading...
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Uig backs vision for world leading St Kilda centre
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No Comments“£4 million and £6 million” The organisation formed in the Uig area of Lewis to take forward the St Kilda Centre concept has welcomed the final report from Jura Consultants […]Continue Reading...
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St Kilda job advertised
Posted on February 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe National Trust for Scotland is recruiting for an archaeologist to monitor and update sites on the remote archipelago of St Kilda. The Trust, which owns the islands, said it […]Continue Reading...
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Documents show MP took two years to act on Uist range jobs
Posted on January 28, 2010 | No CommentsDocuments released under Freedom of Information legislation confirm that Angus MacNeil, the MP for the Western Isles, was warned in July 2007 of the “significant” threat to jobs at the […]Continue Reading...
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Councillors agree with consultants on St Kilda centre location
Posted on December 19, 2009 | No CommentsWestern Isles Councillors have agreed by 17 to 14 votes with consultants’ assessment that a St Kilda Centre should be sited at Mangersta in Uig. The outcome of the controversial […]Continue Reading...