by Jhunt | Jun 24, 2020 | History
Landing craft – the only way to travel! John and the rest of 5004 Airfield Squadron arrived on St Kilda on Landing Craft Tank (LCT) – the winds around the islands made flying in too risky. Travel on, and operation of, a Landing Craft Tank comes, however, with its own...
by Jhunt | Jun 16, 2020 | History
We are very privileged to be able to share the story of Senior Aircraftman (SAC) John Martin Abbott and his time on St Kilda. John’s family has shared some of his photos and experiences from that time and we will be serialising them on our blog for all to enjoy. John...
by Jhunt | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lost But Not Forgotten is a short film about a man out of place in the modern world, struggling to hold on to memories of a home he lost long ago. Drawing from the incredible history of St Kilda, this short film serves as a lament to the island and its lost culture....
by Jhunt | May 30, 2018 | Work Parties
Saturday was a day off for the work party and after a little morning mist, it turned in a beautiful hot sunny day. Pete and I took seven of the work party over to the Tunnel. When we got there, sadly we couldn’t go in as there has been a roof collapse over the winter....
by Jhunt | May 29, 2018 | Work Parties
It was our last full working day on Friday and the day was busy with drain unblocking, continuing painting the Manse, painting the roof on House Two, and drystone dyking. Mid morning, we got the call that the snowy owl from the previous week was was in Village Bay,...
