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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
Cleits and walled enclosures on Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Cleits and walled enclosures 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. There are 1400 cleits on the island. Walled enclosures were probably used to keep animals away from growing crops.
24 June 2011
The walled garden and lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
The walled garden, cleared of invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) in 2019, and the lighthouse, Fidra, Firth of Forth
24 January 2020
Plantie crubs, Fetlar
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Shetland - Fetlar
One of a line of plantie crubs, Fetlar. Found in Shetland and on Foula, these are stone enclosures formerly used for raising kale or other seedlings.
16 July 2013
Castle of Mey, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Walled garden of the Castle of Mey, Caithness, home of the late HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who renovated it. It is now in the care of a charitable trust.
