A cleit is a stone storage hut or bothy, uniquely found on the isles and stacks of St Kilda; whilst many are still to be found, they are slowly falling into disrepair. There are known to be 1,260 cleitean on Hirta and a further 170 on the other St Kilda-group islands.
A cleit is a stone storage hut or bothy, uniquely found on the isles and stacks of St Kilda; whilst many are still to be found, they are slowly falling into disrepair. There are known to be 1,260 cleitean on Hirta and a further 170 on the other St Kilda-group islands.
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