This thought-provoking volume is based on a conference held on Great Bernera, Lewis in August 2005 to mark the 75th anniversary of the evacuation of St. Kilda. It examines the background to the island's dramatic history in the context of the struggles for survival of other remote islands of the Western Isles, Shetland, Ireland and the Faroes. The authors shed new light on the oft-told story of St. Kilda's decline and fall, and challenge the many myths which have grown up over the centuries.
This thought-provoking volume is based on a conference held on Great Bernera, Lewis in August 2005 to mark the 75th anniversary of the evacuation of St. Kilda. It examines the background to the island's dramatic history in the context of the struggles for survival of other remote islands of the Western Isles, Shetland, Ireland and the Faroes. The authors shed new light on the oft-told story of St. Kilda's decline and fall, and challenge the many myths which have grown up over the centuries.