| St. Kilda - Margaret Saunders St. Kilda (hirta) is the most distant of the British Isles, with sea cliffs the highest in Britain, the archipelago of st Kilda lies 55 km west north west of north uist in the outer Hebrides. There are four main islands, st Kilda(hirta), Soay, Boray, & Dun. With three almost inaccessible stacs, Stac armin, Stac lee, & Stac levenish. St. Kilda is a corruption of an old norse name (hirtir) meaning a shield. Setting sail from Oban through the Little Minch, diving on the way, first stop for the night at Lochmaddy in the Outer Hebrides. Setting off early morning stopping to dive on the way trough the sound of harris. We reached st Kilda teatime on the second day. We dived for six days around the island including the stacs. Taking two days sailing back diving around the islands of coil & tiree. The time to go to st Kilda is injune,july, & maybe august due to the fact that the island is exposed to the elements. Wildlife under the sea is stunning with grey seals, basking sharks, crabs, lobsters, and lots of fish even killer whales are sometimes seen around st Kilda .The underwater scenary is mind blowing and the visabiliy of the water makes it a photographers paradise There are also lots of other wildlife mostly birds because st Kilda is a bird sanctuary. St Kilda is a very special place to dive simply because it is not visited very much due to its isolation . I have enclosed a few photographs of st Kilda & also some photos of underwater scenes in other parts of the world.
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