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Martin was born in Skye, and was for a time tutor to the MacLeod family. He accompanied the minister of Harris, John Campbell, on his annual visit to St Kilda in the summer of 1697, and wrote the first detailed accounts of life in these islands.

 

Macaulay was minister of Harris, and visited St Kilda in 1758. This is a very interesting account, and includes material on the major smallpox epidemic of 1727, which almost wiped out the entire population.

 

Sands was a journalist and visited St Kilda in 1875 and 1876. He was stranded on the islands during the winter of 1876-7, and launched a 'mailboat' to alert the mainland to acute food shortages on St Kilda.

 

Seton travelled to St Kilda on the first excursion by the steam ship Dunara Castle and wrote a detailed account of the history and natural history of the islands.

 

Richard Kearton visited St Kilda with his brother, Cherry, a photographer. His interesting account of St Kilda, at a time when life was changing due to the influx of tourism, is supplemented by his brother's photographs.

 

Heathcote was a relative of the islands' proprietor, Reginald MacLeod, and visited St Kilda with his sister, Evelyn. She was an adventurous explorer, climbing over the rocks and going to sea in small boats.

 

The Rev. Neil Mackenzie was resident minister on St Kilda from 1830 to 1844, living in the new manse, and preaching in the new church, both built in 1827. He had an enormous influence on the life of the islanders, and was responsible for major agricultural improvements and rebuilding of the village.

 

The authors, representing The National Trust for Scotland and the Nature Conservancy Council, accompanied military personnel on Operation Hardrock to establish the army base on Hirta. Their account covers the history and natural history of the islands, with speculations on archaeological remains.

 

Fascinating memoirs of the St Kildans and visitors to the islands.

 

An evocative and very readable account of the St Kilda story, which has captured the imagination of many readers.

 

Evocative booklet of postcard photographs from the 1880s to around the time of the evacuation.

 

A 'Broadsheet' map of Village Bay, and descriptions of the archaeological sites and discoveries. Ideal for visitors, and for getting an impression of the history of the islands. Available from RCAHMS.

 

An easy to read guide to the islands, set out as informative self-guided walks. Illustrated with some of Colin Baxter's most spectacular photographs. Probably the best modern introduction to St Kilda.

 

A beautifully-illustrated account of a journey to St Kilda in 1831 - just before the old village was swept away and the present village street was created. Fascinating reading, complemented by around 100 recently discovered illustrations from the original journal. Also includes the journal of a journey in the West coast of Scotland in 1833.

 

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A major work on the history and culture of St Kilda, the result of a Ph.D. project in the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh.

 

Details the results of archaeological investigations on St Kilda by the University of Durham. Contains very interesting information on artefacts imported into St Kilda in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

An account of research projects into the history, archaeology and natural history of St Kilda. Written to accompany the exhibition St Kilda Explored at Glasgow Museums 1995-6.

 

Detailed survey of the birds of St Kilda.

 

The results of the RCAHMS survey of St Kilda in the early 1980s.

 

Jewell, P. A., Milner, C. and Morton Boyd, J. 1974 Island survivors: the ecology of the Soay sheep of St Kilda Athlone Press, London.

 

 

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