Scotland's remote St Kilda archipelago was inhabited as long as 2,000 years ago, according to archaeologists. Pieces of Iron Age pottery were uncovered on the main island of Hirta in the largest ...

One of Scotland’s most breathtakingly beautiful natural and cultural assets faces growing risks as climate change hits home, ...

By the time of the evacuation there were only five surnames left in St Kilda, and two-thirds of the population were called either MacKinnon or Gillies. NAtional Trust for Scotland Mary Gillies ...

This beach looks like it's been ripped out of a glossy magazine selling a once- in a lifetime trip to a Caribbean beach, but ...

Today, a casual observer could be forgiven for confusing the bird, a great auk, for a penguin. The black-and-white creature ...

Hundreds of books have been written about this poignant chapter of Scotland’s history and Fleming himself published St Kilda and the Wider World in 2005. Now, in The Gravity of Feathers ...

The care and carelessness humans brought to bear on the environment in Scotland.

Series examining the mysteries of St Kilda in Scotland's Outer Hebrides - the only British World Heritage Site nominated for both its extraordinary history and its wildlife.

The continuing contribution made by the WS society to Scotland's intellectual and cultural life is highlighted in the latest ...