St Kilda Archipelago, Scotland (Hirta and Soay)

Title

St Kilda Archipelago, Scotland (Hirta and Soay)

Subject

Place names

Description

St Kilda is an isolated archipelago west of the Hebridies. The etymology of St Kilda is debated, but it does not refer to a saint - the most likely origin is from Old Norse: either a corruption of Skildir ('shield') or from the Norse name for a spring on the island, Childa. The smaller island Soay is certainly from Norse Seyðoy, meaning 'sheep island', whilst the main island Hirta may be derived from Norse Hirt ('shepherd'). The name of the uninhabited island Boreray probably derives from ON borg, meaning 'fort island' (see also Boreray in the Hebrides).

Creator

Tom Birkett

Publisher

World-Tree Project

Date

2016

Contributor

Tom Birkett

Rights

Public Domain

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jpg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/544

Coverage

Scotland

Files

DSC00777.JPG

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