Island on the Edge of the World: The Story of St. Kilda

19th century arrival barley basic became beehive houses birds black houses boat Boreray carried catch cattle caught church cleits cliffs climb Conachair cottages crops culture death Dunvegan early eggs evacuation existence export feathers feet fish fowler fowling fulmar fulmar oil Gaelic gannets Gillies Glasgow Gleann Mor guillemots Hirta inhabitants Isles Lady Grange land later ledges living Macaulay MacDonald Mackay MacLeod mailboat mainland manse Martin milk minister missionary National Trust natives natural Neil Mackenzie Neolithic never night Oiseval once Outer Hebrides parliament peat population primitive puffins religious rent rock Roderick rope sea-birds ship Soay sheep society St Kilda tweed Stac an Armin Stac Lee steward stone story summer survival taken tion took tourists Trust for Scotland turf utopian Village Bay visited St Kilda visited the island visitors Western Isles wind woman women wrote young