Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'St Kilda' has mentioned 'Bay' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| St KildaScottish Gaelic nameHiortPronunciation[hirxcbxa0xcax83txccxaa] (listen)Old Norse namePossibly SkildirMeaning of nameUnknown, possibly Gaelic for "westland"Overview of Village Bay, St KildaLocationSt KildaSt Kilda shown within the Outer HebridesOS grid referenceNF095995Coordinates57xc2xb048xe2x80xb254xe2x80xb3N 08xc2xb035xe2x80xb215xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf57.81500xc2xb0N 8.58750xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 57.81500; -8.58750Coordinates: 57xc2xb048xe2x80xb254xe2x80xb3N 08xc2xb035xe2x80xb215xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf57.81500xc2xb0N 8.58750xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 57.81500; -8.58750Physical geographyIsland groupSt KildaArea3.3 square miles (8.5xc2xa0km2)Highest elevationConachair 430xc2xa0mAdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaComhairle nan Eilean SiarDemographicsPopulationNo permanent population since 1930Largest settlementAm Baile (the Village)References[1][2][3][4][5] UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaCultural: iii, v; Natural: vii, ix, xReference387Inscription1986 (10th session)Extensions2004, 2005Area24,201.4004 hectares (59,803 acres) | WIKI |
| [18][28] The island of Dxc3xb9n ('fort'), which protects Village Bay from the prevailing southwesterly winds, was at one time joined to Hirta by a natural arch. | WIKI |
| [33] The sea approach to Hirta into Village Bay suggests a small settlement flanked by high rolling hills in a semicircle behind it. | WIKI |
| A cleit above Village Bay | WIKI |
| The subsequent discovery of a quarry for stone tools on Mullach Sgar above Village Bay led to finds of numerous stone hoe-blades, grinders and Skaill knives[note 4] in the Village Bay cleitean, unique stone storage buildings (see below). | WIKI |
| The director of the project told BBC News that the work "revealed that the eastern end of Village Bay on St Kilda was occupied fairly intensively during the Iron Age period, although no house structures were found". | WIKI |
| The islanders kept sheep and a few cattle and were able to grow a limited amount of food crops such as barley and potatoes on the better-drained land in Village Bay; in many ways the islands can be seen as a large mixed farm. | WIKI |
| In a belated response, the German submarine SM U-90[79] arrived in Village Bay on the morning of 15 May 1918 and, after issuing a warning, started shelling the island. | WIKI |
| As a result of this attack, a 4-inch Mark III QF gun was erected on a promontory overlooking Village Bay, but it never saw action against the enemy. | WIKI |
| However, all the island's working dogs were drowned in the bay because they could not be taken. | WIKI |
| In Gleann Mxc3xb2r, (north-west of Village Bay beyond Hirta's central ridge), there are 20 'horned structures', essentially ruined buildings with a main court measuring about 3 by 3 metres (10 by 10xc2xa0ft), two or more smaller cells and a forecourt formed by two curved or horn-shaped walls. | WIKI |
| The beach at Village Bay is unusual in that its short stretch of summer sand recedes in winter, exposing the large boulders on which it rests. | WIKI |
| [163] Visiting yachts may find shelter in Village Bay, but those wishing to land are told to contact the National Trust for Scotland in advance. | WIKI |
| The landscape including houses, large enclosures and cleits xe2x80x93 unique drystone storage structures found, in their hundreds, across the islands and stacks within the archipelago xe2x80x93 culminates in the surviving remains of the nineteenth and twentieth century cultural landscape of Village Bay. | UNESCO |