https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/files/original/8621bb074437139594a9d66afe3eec0d.jpg d18e7519f43fe8d4d5dbf2d15afcfe8f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Author zl203@st-andrews.ac.uk DescriptionEN English Description St Kilda, a remote volcanic archipelago, lies approximately 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. It is made up of islands such as Soay, Boreray, Hirta, Dun, and Levenish. The archipelago boasts breathtaking sceneries and Europe's highest sea cliffs. These cliffs serve as vital nesting grounds for numerous seabirds, including puffins and gannets, endowing St Kilda with significant avian biodiversity. With over 2,000 years of human habitation in harsh conditions, the islands retain remnants like architectural structures, field systems, cleits (stone storage rooms), and traditional Highland stone houses. In 1930, the last inhabitants left. Recognizing its unique natural and cultural values, UNESCO listed St Kilda as a World Heritage Site in 1986, and added its marine environment and cultural landscape in 2004 and 2005. To preserve it digitally, initiatives like the Scottish Ten Project have employed 3D laser scanning. This creates digital models of structures and archaeological features, allowing virtual tours. Such efforts, in line with UN SDG 11, boost sustainable tourism and education while safeguarding the world's cultural and natural heritage. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland#/media/File:Cleit_above_Village_Bay.jpg Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. IMAGE Is Shown At An unambiguous URL reference to the digital object on the provider’s web site in its full information context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland Europeana Rights Information about copyright of the digital object that is specified in isShownBy and isShownAt and, by extension, to the preview images used in the portal. Bob Jones Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License Title A name given to the resource St_Kilda Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 03/25/2025 01:07:15 am Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource zl203@st-andrews.ac.uk Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. origin,N57 49 2,W8 34 36; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Wikipedia Description An account of the resource St Kilda, a remote volcanic archipelago, lies approximately 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. It is made up of islands such as Soay, Boreray, Hirta, Dun, and Levenish. The archipelago boasts breathtaking sceneries and Europe's highest sea cliffs. These cliffs serve as vital nesting grounds for numerous seabirds, including puffins and gannets, endowing St Kilda with significant avian biodiversity. With over 2,000 years of human habitation in harsh conditions, the islands retain remnants like architectural structures, field systems, cleits (stone storage rooms), and traditional Highland stone houses. In 1930, the last inhabitants left. Recognizing its unique natural and cultural values, UNESCO listed St Kilda as a World Heritage Site in 1986, and added its marine environment and cultural landscape in 2004 and 2005. To preserve it digitally, initiatives like the Scottish Ten Project have employed 3D laser scanning. This creates digital models of structures and archaeological features, allowing virtual tours. Such efforts, in line with UN SDG 11, boost sustainable tourism and education while safeguarding the world's cultural and natural heritage. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006:8:31 Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Culture Scotland