Hirta
Hirta (Scots Gaelic: Hiort) is the lairgest island in the St Kilda airchipelago, on the wastren edge o Scotland.
| Gaelic name | Hiort |
|---|---|
| Meanin o name | Uncertain |
| Location | |
  Hirta Hirta, in the St Kilda airchipelago o Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NF092998 |
| Coordinates | 57°48′N 8°38′W / 57.80°N 8.63°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | St Kilda |
| Aurie | 670 ha (2.6 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | 65 [1] |
| Heichest elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Admeenistration | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Cooncil aurie | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Demografics | |
| Population | abandoned in 1930 |
 | |
| References | [2][3][4][5] |
References
eedit- ↑ Aurie an population ranks: thare are c. 300 islands ower 20 ha in extent an 93 permanently inhabitit islands war leetit in the 2011 census.
- ↑ Naitional Records o Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 315
- ↑ Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 107