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Hirta
Gaelic nameHiort
Meanin o nameUncertain
Location
Hirta is located in Outer Hebrides
Hirta
Hirta
Hirta, in the St Kilda airchipelago o Scotland
OS grid referenceNF092998
Coordinates57°48′N 8°38′W / 57.80°N 8.63°W / 57.80; -8.63
Physical geography
Island groupSt Kilda
Aurie670 ha (2.6 sq mi)
Aurie rank65 [1]
Heichest elevation430 m (1,410 ft)
Admeenistration
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
KintraScotland
Cooncil aurieNa h-Eileanan Siar
Demografics
Populationabandoned in 1930
References[2][3][4][5]

Hirta (Scots Gaelic: Hiort) is the lairgest island in the St Kilda airchipelago, on the wastren edge o Scotland.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 315
  4. Get-a-map (Map). 1:25,000. Leisure. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. Mac an Tàilleir (2003) p. 107

Coordinates: 57°48.89′N 8°34.85′W / 57.81483°N 8.58083°W / 57.81483; -8.58083