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St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay

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Helicopter Landing Platform (20th Century)

Site Name St Kilda, Hirta, Village Bay

Classification Helicopter Landing Platform (20th Century)

Canmore ID 294764

Site Number NF19NW 23.07

NGR NF 09954 99047

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/294764

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Village Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. View from NE as helicopter lands.
Village Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. View from NE as helicopter lands.General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Clash na Bearnaich, taken from the SE.General viewVillage Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. Detail of signboard for helicopter lounge.General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Clash na Bearnaich, taken from the SSE.1974-01 Hardened helicopter pad & makeshift petrol store.1974-02 Ground clearance around new helicopter pad.1997-05 Pottery from top edge of eroding cliff, between gabions and fuel tanks.1998-01 Result of the clear up, late summer 1998.2012-01 Storage area with new boulder pile since 2009.St Kilda, Village Bay. Crane, skip lorries and dumper truck.Sign for St Kilda Departure LoungeSt Kilda, Hirta. Helipad reception boardSt Kilda, Village Bay. Helicopter landing platform.Village Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. General view from W.General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Clash na Bearnaich, taken from the SE.1996-02 Before the clear up.2012-03 Close up of boulder line (not an old dyke or bank).General oblique aerial view of St Kilda, centred on Clash na Bearnaich, taken from the SSE.Helicopter waiting room1997-01 Lifting embedded concrete prior to removal by LSL.1997-02. Clearing 1970s rubble which had been half buried in the storm beach.Helicopter waiting room reception board2009-04 Storage area.2010-01 Regrowth over bulldozed ground. Outer rampart created in 1974.Departing St Kilda (Georgina Brown and Ian Parker)St Kilda Departure LoungeView E across Village BayVillage Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. View from NE with helicopter.Village Bay, Helicopter Landing Platform. View of helicopter lounge from W.1996-01 Before the clear up. Secure storage area, with gate and barbed wire overhangs.St Kilda, Village Bay. Helicopter landing platform.General view

Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Harris
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

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NF19NW 23.07 09954 99047

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