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St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
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
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
Stac Lee, Boreray, and Soay, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Stac Lee, Boreray, and Soay, St Kilda, with the MV Louisa from Stornoway showing the enormous scale of the cliffs.
24 June 2011
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda, with the Gannet colony, and showing the short distance from Hirta to Soay.
24 June 2011
MV Louisa fishing boat with Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
MV Louisa fishing boat from Stornoway, with Hirta from the Dun, Oisebhal, the Gap, Conachair, to Soay, behind the boat.
24 June 2011
An Campar and Soay, St Kilda
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An Campar, (the most north-westerly point of Hirta) and Soay, St Kilda.
24 June 2011
St Kilda from MV Lochlann
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Western Isles - St Kilda
The Gap, Conachair, Hirta and the north end of Soay, St Kilda from MV Lochlann
24 June 2011
Soay Sheep, Hirta, St Kilda
02007
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Soay Sheep, a breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) descended from feral sheep on Soay. They are native to the St Kilda, where there are about 1500 of them. They are small and sure-footed, have amazing agility on the cliffs and are difficult to catch.
24 June 2011
Cleit with Soay Sheep on Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Cleit with Soay Sheep 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.
24 June 2011
Soay Sheep and grazing experiment, Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Soay Sheep and grazing experiment, Hirta, St Kilda. This sheep seems unconvinced that it should be kept out of the rich grazing behind the wire!
