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A first glimpse of St Kilda
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A glimpse of the whole St Kilda archipelago through the front window of Seatrek's MV Lochlann. Only the top half of the islands is visible due to the curvature of the earth.
24 June 2011
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Finishing a trip round Boreray on MV Lochlann, before heading to Hirta, St Kilda. From left (east) to right, you can see the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, an Campar and Soay.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Boreray and Hirta
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Stac Lee, Boreray and Hirta, with the Sea Harris boat MV Enchanted Isle showing the scale of the cliffs - the biggest sea cliffs in Britain.
24 June 2011
MV Louisa fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta and Soay, St Kilda
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MV Louisa crab fishing boat with the cliffs of Hirta, Stac Shoaigh and Soay, St Kilda
24 June 2011
Cleits near the Gap on Hirta, St Kilda
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Cleits on the climb up to the Gap on Hirta, St Kilda. The Gap is a relatively low point in the northern cliffs between the highest point Conachair, and the cliffs below Oisebhal to the south-east. The Gap at about 160 metres above sea level is a relatively accessible point to aim for on a St Kilda day trip. Cleits were used for storage of fuel and seabirds, mainly Fulmars, Gannets and Puffins as a cache of food for the winter.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Stac an Armin and Boreray from the slopes of Conachair, St Kilda
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Stac Lee, Stac an Armin and Boreray from the slopes of Conachair, the summit of which at 430 metres is the highest point on St Kilda.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Stac an Armin and Boreray from the slopes of Conachair, St Kilda
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Stac an Armin, Stac Lee and Boreray from the eastern slope of Conachair, St Kilda. The white, particularly on Stac Lee, is the colony of Gannets (Morus bassanus).
24 June 2011
Cleits and cliffs at the Gap on Hirta, St Kilda
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Cleits and cliffs at the Gap on Hirta, St Kilda. Cleits were used for storage of fuel and seabirds, mainly Fulmars, Gannets and Puffins as a cache of food for the winter. On the horizon can be seen the mountains of South Uist near the cliff, with Eaval on North Uist to the left.
24 June 2011
Village Bay and the Dun, Hirta, St Kilda
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Village Bay and the Dun, Hirta, St Kilda. Beside the pier are the Ministry of Defence buildings, base for personnel monitoring rocket firings from the rocket range on Benbecula. Village Bay forms an anchorage for quite large vessels relatively sheltered from south-west winds by the rocky island beyond, called the Dun.
24 June 2011
Village Bay, cleits, walled enclosures and the Dun, Hirta, St Kilda
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Village Bay, cleits, walled enclosures and the Dun, Hirta, St Kilda. Cleits were used for storage of fuel and seabirds, mainly Fulmars, Gannets and Puffins, as a cache of food for the winter. There are 1400 cleits on the island. Walled enclosures were probably used to keep animals away from growing crops.
