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Land owned by communities mapped

on April 28, 2012 Total Views: 18 Daily Views: 0

28 April 2012 Last updated at 02:32 The island of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides is among land in community ownership New online maps have been produced to show changes in land ownership in the Highlands, Argyll, Moray, Orkney and Shetland from 1908 to the present day. Published by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), one of the two maps shows where land has been taken over in community buy-outs. The second provides details of more than 40 projects supported by...

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Trust ‘halts’ population decline

on March 8, 2012 Total Views: 20 Daily Views: 0

8 March 2012 Last updated at 10:34 The West Harris Trust hopes to see new families moving in between now and 2013 Population decline in part of the Western Isles has been "halted" two years after a community buy-out. West Harris Trust bought land between Scaristavore and Luskentyre. In 2010, the trust said a third of the houses in the area were used as holiday homes and there was only one child of pre-school age. By 2013, the trust hopes 30 new ...

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Job vacancy on UK’s ‘lost world’

on February 23, 2012 Total Views: 27 Daily Views: 0

23 February 2012 Last updated at 02:21 St Kilda can have as many as 35 temporary residents in summer The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has sought to fill a job in one of the remotest corners of the UK. An archaeologist is needed on St Kilda, a group of small islands 41 miles (66km) west of the Western Isles. In the job advert, NTS said applicants must be able to work alone on occasions in a "remote environment". The trust also asked that they be physically fit as the role required "considerable crossing of remote, rugged terrain in all weathers". NTS added: "Vehicular access to many parts of the island is not possible or...

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Technology talks tackle St Kilda

on September 22, 2011 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

23 September 2011 Last updated at 00:11 3D images of ruins on Hirta, the main island in the St Kilda archipelago How technology could help protect fragile landscapes while at the same time giving greater public access to them will be discussed at a conference. St Kilda, a remote archipelago which lies 41 miles (66km) west of the Western Isles, will be one of the areas tackled during the event in Edinburgh. Ruins on the main island of Hirta were scanned this year to create 3D images, which are available to the public. Speakers at November's conference will include a Unesco World Heritage chief. Historic Scotland, National Trust for Scotland, British Geological Survey...

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