In 1877, George Seton, a visitor to the tiny Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, observed that the men living there had an unusual physiological characteristic. “The great toes of the cragsmen ...

Kenneth Macaulay, a Church of Scotland minister who visited in 1758, published ‘The History of St. Kilda’ which includes a description of what he encountered during a time when the local ...

Designated as a dual UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural and cultural significance, St. Kilda is now owned, managed and protected by the National Trust for Scotland, whose staff ...

Scientists say they have identified the biggest climate change threats to one of Scotland's most fragile environments. St Kilda more than 40 miles (64km) west of the Western Isles is home to ...

A new management plan for St Kilda has been signed to secure the future of the UK's only natural and cultural World Heritage Site, on the 82nd anniversary of the remote archipelago's evacuation ...

Final preparations are being made around the country this morning to celebrate the first St Kilda Day. The events will mark the evacuation of the Atlantic archipelago's final inhabitants on August ...

BBC Scotland News. Published. 4 December 2023. A rock climb in remote St Kilda first described by a Gaelic scholar more than 300 years ago has been tackled by a British team.

Scientists say they have identified the biggest climate change threats to one of Scotland's most fragile environments. St Kilda more than 40 miles (64km) west of the Western Isles is home to ...