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Title: ST. KILDA

Reference number: 4601

Date: 1969 / 1979

Director: filmed by Mr Tom Urie

Sound: sound

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 6:12 mins

Description: Recording a trip to St. Kilda on 9th May, 1969. The film also briefly depicts the first party of 'National Trust Working Parties' arriving from Mallaig on the 'Pentland Wave' in 1979 - their job being to help restore the remains of houses and the street on St. Kilda.

Shotlist: [9th May 1969] views of St. Kilda from deck of car ferry 'Columba'; isles of Dun and Hirta with small gap separating them, Stac an Armin and Stac Lee; tracking shot one of a number of large sea caves (4.29) St. Kilda, gvs of bay with houses belonging to British Army missile monitoring post from Uist rocket range; view of wall on hillside built by islanders for stock [stopped their animals straying onto rocks], shot of 'cleets (cleats?)' [being stone and turf stores for islanders provisions]; view of army post, gvs remains of single street and houses; army observation station high on hilltop (1.47) the first party of 'National Trust Working Parties' arriving from Mallaig on 'Pentland Wave' in 1979, they will help restore village (2.02) shot of small model mail boat on board [similar were used to post island mail] (2.18) shot of army paying visit to Columba in motor dinghy (2.43) gvs stack between Hirta and Soay, gvs cliffs of Soay; Boreray and stacs, gvs cliffs of Borerary; Hirta and Soay as seen from Boreray (4.35) c/u flying seabirds, gannets, gvs gannets diving for fish; tracking shots islands; (6.02) shot as the boat sails away en route back to Oban (6.09) The End (6.12)