St Kilda World Heritage Site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St_Kilda_World_Heritage_Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:access by boat (seasonal)
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:National_Trust_for_Scotland
gptkbp:area 854 hectares
gptkbp:bufferZone 22,544 hectares
gptkbp:climate oceanic
gptkbp:country gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designation Mixed (natural and cultural)
gptkbp:distanceFromMainland about 64 km west-northwest of North Uist
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Comhairle_nan_Eilean_Siar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St Kilda World Heritage Site
gptkbp:IUCNStatus IV
gptkbp:location gptkb:Outer_Hebrides
gptkbp:marine_protection_established 2004
gptkbp:nearest_mainland gptkb:Isle_of_Lewis
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:archaeological_site
marine biodiversity
remote location
seabird colonies
unique ecosystem
important bird area
unique cultural heritage
historic village on Hirta
military radar station (MOD)
gptkbp:notableEvent evacuation of residents in 1930
gptkbp:notableFeature sea cliffs
sea stacks
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Boreray
gptkb:Dùn
gptkb:Hirta
gptkb:Soay
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Northern_gannet
gptkb:St_Kilda_field_mouse
gptkb:St_Kilda_wren
gptkb:Atlantic_puffin
Soay sheep
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest
gptkbp:population uninhabited (since 1930)
gptkbp:protected_area_established 1957
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii)
(ix)
(v)
(vii)
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number 387
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1986
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soay,_St_Kilda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7