Cenozoic Volcanism: Cenozoic Volcanoes, Neogene Volcanism, Paleogene Volcanism, Tertiary Volcanism, Iona, Small Isles, St Kilda, Scotland

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 62. Chapters: Cenozoic volcanoes, Neogene volcanism, Paleogene volcanism, Tertiary volcanism, Iona, Small Isles, St Kilda, Scotland, Rathlin Island, Staffa, Ulva, Faroe Islands, Large volume volcanic eruptions in the Basin and Range Province, Rum, List of largest volcanic eruptions, Black Hills, Giant's Causeway, Eigg, List of large volcanic eruptions, Cuillin, Fingal's Cave, Sgurr Dearg, Slemish, An Sgurr, Buck Creek basin, Great Meteor hotspot track, Chikoida Mountain, Mount Sanford, Thulean Plateau, Moose Creek. Excerpt: Overview of Village BaySt Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: ) is an isolated archipelago 64 kilometres (40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The largest island is Hirta, whose sea cliffs are the highest in the United Kingdom. The islands are administratively a part of the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar local authority area. St Kilda was permanently inhabited for at least two millennia, its population probably never exceeding 180 (and certainly no more than 100 after 1851). The entire population was evacuated from Hirta (the only inhabited island) in 1930. Currently, the only year-round residents are defence personnel although a variety of conservation workers, volunteers and scientists spend time there in the summer months. The origin of the name St Kilda is a matter of conjecture. The islands' human heritage includes numerous unique architectural features from the historic and prehistoric periods, although the earliest written records of island life date from the Late Middle Ages. The medieval village on Hirta was rebuilt in the 19th century, but the influences of religious zeal, illnesses brought by increased external contacts through tourism, and the First World War all contributed to the island's evacuation in 1930. The st...