Church, School and Manse; Village. Church and Manse from East.
B 11252
Description Church, School and Manse; Village. Church and Manse from East.
Date 1986
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number B 11252
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 416600
Scope and Content Church and Manse, village, Hirta, St Kilda, Hebrides St Kilda was settled in ancient times but repopulated after 1727 when a smallpox epidemic left only 30 survivors. The only village, on Hirta, was rebuilt in the 1830s and evacuated in 1930 after the population had shrunk to under 30. The Church and Manse were built in 1828 to plans drawn up by Robert Stevenson in 1826. The 1900s schoolroom is just visible behind the church (right). The St Kildans' were greatly influenced by their ministers. Neil Mackenzie (1830-1843) persuaded them to reorganise the village. John Mackay (1866-89) encouraged them to enforce regular church going and to ban song, dance, toys, and non-religious books. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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