My father, John Ganner, was in the RAF for his national service and was sent to St Kilda in 1957 in what was known as 'Operation Hard Rock', the objective was to build the jetty, huts, and a road to the summit in order to set up a missile early-warning system. He was there for 2 years and always told stories of how amazing the island was. One thing he did that he shouldn't have done was to come back with a souvenir he found hidden in a dry-stone wall in the village - an old brass flare pistol, which sat on the mantlepiece for decades. I inherited this, and have been in touch with the NTS in order to arrange its return to the island. When my dad passes, he is in an Alzheimer's home, I will go to St Kilda with his ashes to the island he loved, and return what he took all those years ago.
Disagree, it was the people being exposed to modern life telling their families they can have better materialistic things elsewhere easier. Nothing to do with the church
What are these restrictions? My 94 year old dad is keen to visit this place and as his son I would be his companion on any possible trip. Henry of England.
@henryfitch8710 from my search to book a private boat to the island ( there is not an offical ferry to it) all of the ones I viewed limit the age to max 65 year olds and able bodied as their boats are speed boats and the terrain is slippy on the jetty when you get there, there are no facilities just wild camping.
@yokaicustoms because she is making the place out to be inviting and the poor viewers think they can easily get there to their ancestral home or a nice location when there is no Public or national trust ferries to it. It seems misleading to me.
Same here. Is dòcha gun robh mi air an t-ainm "St Kilda" a chluinntinn turas no dhà nam bheatha, ach 's ann tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a fhuair mi barrachd a-mach mun eilein bhig, iongantaich seo.
