The 85-mile boat ride through rough seas left some of us huddling in discomfort. But the scenery on the remote and windswept islands was otherworldly. The spindly island of Dùn, with the adjacent ...

In 1877, George Seton, a visitor to the tiny Scottish archipelago of St. Kilda, observed that the men living there had an unusual physiological characteristic. “The great toes of the cragsmen are ...

It is well established that weakened immune systems in old age affect people's health and fitness, but a study suggests that it is also an issue for wild animals. Researchers studying wild Soay sheep ...

The remotest occupied island in the British Isles, the Outer Hebridean outlier Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago, has become symbolic of a utopia corrupted by modern, capitalist society. Originally a ...

A deserted Scottish island situated 100 miles from the mainland boasts breathtaking panoramas from Britain's loftiest cliffs – and visitors can even spend the night camping there. The St Kilda ...

An "exciting opportunity" to work on a beautiful and remote Scottish archipelago has come up, with the National Trust for Scotland looking to hire a ranger on St Kilda. Accommodation on the island ...

The small island of Soay in the Scottish St. Kilda Archipelago. The study species, Soay sheep, is a primitive breed of domestic sheep (Ovis aries)descended from a feral population on this island. This ...

An abandoned Scottish island that is located 100 miles off the mainland offers spectacular views from the tallest cliffs in the UK – and you can even camp there overnight. Humans lived on the ...