Remote and spectacular, St Kilda lies 41 miles (66 km) west of Benbecula. It has the largest seabird colony in the north-east Atlantic, and is home to almost a million birds, including a quarter of the world's population of gannets. St Kilda also has its own subspecies of wren and field mouse, as well as a wild flock of primitive Soay sheep.
Make the trip and you're guaranteed one of the experiences of a lifetime. People lived on Hirta, the main island, until 1930. They depended on the seabirds; puffins were collected for their feathers and meat, young fulmars for oil and young gannets for meat.
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For more information contact:
National Trust for Scotland,
Balnain House, 40 Huntly Street, Inverness IV3 5HR
Tel: 01463 232034
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By cruise ship, charter boat, or with National Trust for Scotland work party
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St Kilda National Nature Reserve (NTS)
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West of Benbecula
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Tel: 01463 232034
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