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4 greetings cards - St Kilda
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A set of 4 greetings cards of scenery around St Kilda including 1- The Street, 2- Village bay and the Dun, 3 - Stac an Armin, Stac lee and Boreray and 4 - Stac lee, Hirta and Boreray
18 May 2016
£4.00
Village Bay and the Dun, Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
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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Western Isles - St Kilda
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.
24 June 2011
Shag and Razorbill in Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and Razorbill (Alca torda) in Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda
24 June 2011
Cave approaching Village Bay, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
View of a cave on the approach to Village Bay, St Kilda. The MOD buildings can be seen near the pier.
24 June 2011
Landing on Hirta from MV Lochlann
02012
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Landing on Hirta from MV Lochlann. The dinghy is piloted by Keith.
24 June 2011
Landing on Hirta from MV Lochlann
02010
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Landing on Hirta via a rubber dinghy from MV Lochlann. The dinghy is used because it helps to avoid unwanted introductions, e.g. rats to the island.
24 June 2011
Village Bay and Conachair, St Kilda
02009
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Village Bay and Conachair, St Kilda, from MV Lochlann.
24 June 2011
The Street, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda
02008
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Western Isles - St Kilda
The Street, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda. These are the most modern houses built in the 1860s.
24 June 2011
St Kilda wren on a cleit, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda
02006
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Western Isles - St Kilda
St Kilda wren (Troglodytes troglodytes hirtensis) on a cleit, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda. It is a slightly larger subspecies of Wren, with a longer beak, stronger legs and a greyer and more barred appearance.
