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The text related to the cultural heritage 'St Kilda' has mentioned 'Village' in the following places:
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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 |
| The medieval village on Hirta was rebuilt in the 19th century, but illnesses brought by increased external contacts through tourism, and the upheaval of the First World War contributed to the island's evacuation in 1930. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Origin of names 2 Geography 3 History 3.1 Prehistory 3.2 14th to 17th century 3.3 Religion 3.4 Way of life 3.5 Tourism in the 19th century 3.6 First World War 3.7 Evacuation and aftermath 3.8 Military occupation 4 21st century tourism 5 Architecture 5.1 Prehistoric buildings 5.2 Medieval village 5.3 Post Medieval structures 5.4 Buildings on other islands 6 Fauna and flora 6.1 Wildlife 6.2 Soay Sheep 7 Nature conservation 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links | WIKI |
| The Village Street showing restoration work | 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 |
| The highest point in the archipelago, Conachair ('the beacon') at 430 metres (1,410xc2xa0ft), is on Hirta, immediately north of the village. | WIKI |
| In modern times, St Kilda's only settlement was at Village Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Bxc3xa0gh a' Bhaile or Loch Hiort) on Hirta. | 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 |
| [43] In 2015, the first direct evidence of earlier Neolithic settlement emerged, shards of pottery of the Hebridean ware style, found to the east of the village. | 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 |
| He reorganised island agriculture, was instrumental in the rebuilding of the village (see below) and supervised the building of a new church and manse. | WIKI |
| They found a deserted village, as the St Kildans, fearing pirates, had fled to caves to the west. | 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 |
| Village Bay (St Kilda Village), Hirta; 2010 | WIKI |
| The NTS has improved the village on Hirta over the years. | WIKI |
| The site also explains that the "arrangement of St Kilda Village along a curving street is the result of mid-19th century improvement ... | WIKI |
| There are over 1,400 cleitan known throughout the St Kilda archipelago, but they are concentrated in the area around the village". | WIKI |
| Large sheepfolds lie inland from the existing village at An Lag Bho'n Tuath (English: the hollow in the north) and contain curious 'boat-shaped' stone rings, or 'settings'. | 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 |
| 16 in the modern village has an early Christian stone cross built into the front wall, which may date from the 7th century. | WIKI |
| Medieval village[edit] | WIKI |
| The Village. | WIKI |
| A medieval village lay near Tobar Childa, about 350 metres (1,150xc2xa0ft) from the shore, at the foot of the slopes of Conachair. | WIKI |
| Tobar Childa itself is supplied by two springs that lie just outside the Head Wall that was constructed around the Village to prevent sheep and cattle gaining access to the cultivated areas within its boundary. | WIKI |
| The Head Wall was built in 1834 when the medieval village was abandoned and a new one planned between Tobar Childa and the sea some 700xc2xa0feet (200 m) down the slope. | WIKI |
| The "house" on Hirta which carries her name is a large cleit in the Village meadows. | WIKI |
| Christ Church, in the site of the graveyard at the centre of the village, was in use in 1697 and was the largest, but this thatched-roof structure was too small to hold the entire population, and most of the congregation had to gather in the churchyard during services. | WIKI |
| St Brendan's Church lay over a kilometre away on the slopes of Ruival, and St Columba's at the west end of the village street, but little is left of these buildings. | WIKI |
| A new kirk and manse were erected at the east end of the village in 1830 and a Factor's house in 1860. | WIKI |
| Boreray boasts the Cleitean MacPhxc3xa0idein, a "cleit village" of three small bothies used on a regular basis during fowling expeditions. | 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 |
| The slow renovation and conservation of the village began, much of it undertaken by summer volunteer work parties. | 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 |