Unesco World Heritage Sites in Scotland
St. Kilda Archipelago (1986, 2004,2005) The island group St. Kilda with the main island Hirta is located approx. 60 km west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic. The archipelago is one of the western islands of the Outer Hebrides. The main island is Hirta, which has an area of 6.7 km². The islands are the remains of an extinct ring volcano. The first written records of the island are dated to the late Middle Ages. In the 18th century,…