Let the anchor go
These short films by Peter are about individual islands [please click on each image to play a different short film]: Eilean nam Faoileag: Linga Isle [venturing on the voe]: Eilean … Continue reading Let the anchor go
Tag: St Kilda
Surely you knew!
When looking through old newspapers I came across this Quiz in an edition of the Kirkintilloch Gazette from the year 1958. The first two answers were: (1) Muckle Flugga (2) … Continue reading Surely you knew!
‘Is our island told in books?’
This short film is based on the photography of St Kilda by Robert Atkinson. Robert Atkinson’s visits to St Kilda were interrupted by a world war. The School of Scottish … Continue reading ‘Is our island told in books?’
I imagined I could bring home something of the sky
SIGHTLINES, Kathleen Jamie: St Kilda [Are ever-constant in your changefulness]: St Kilda [Let the anchor go]: St Kilda [that’s entertainment]: St Kilda [is our island told in books?]: The quotes … Continue reading I imagined I could bring home something of the sky
Washed up letter
I came across this wonderful story in the Scotland on Sunday about a letter written in 1899 sent from St Kilda in a “mail boat” – a wooden box or … Continue reading Washed up letter
Are ever-constant in your changefulness
St Kilda [Are ever-constant in your changefulness]: St Kilda [Let the anchor go]: St Kilda [that’s entertainment]: St Kilda [is our island told in books?]:
The last St Kildan
This week the last St Kildan died. Rachel Johnson was born on St Kilda in July 1922 and was 8 years old when the island was evacuated. In my job … Continue reading The last St Kildan