“My connection with what was then known as 'St Kilda' goes back to my childhood in Skye. The church of Scotland missionary Dugald Munro moved to Kyleakin after the evacuation and lived next door to my grandparents. I heard at first hand the stories of the island people. In later years in Lochmaddy, my uncle would drive us to west of North Uist to see the outline of Hirta against the setting sun. My aunt would say 'we will go there someday when the good weather comes.'

The story and the history of the island group would be preserved in lonad Hiort and passed on to future generations, Time is of the essence as the last links of memory fade and stories can still be recorded.

So much of the oral history of the Highlands has been lost. lonad Hiort would become a model of best practice to retain all aspects of our culture for future generations and serve as a valuable addition to the tourist economy of the Hebrides.”