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The wild Soay sheep that live on the island of Hirta in the North Atlantic have been under careful scientific observation since 1985, partly because the island ecosystem is a simple one consisting of the sheep and the vegetation they eat.
Why Palin's Bailin' 2009
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Those introduced from Soay to Hirta in 1932 are subject to crashes in the population which ranges between 600 and 2000.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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The cliffs of Boreray and Soay rise sheer to over 370 m and the north face of Conachair on Hirta is 426 m high.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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Much intensive field work, mainly on Hirta, has taken place over the last 100 years: the large number of scientific publications attest to the value of the islands as an outdoor laboratory, and studies have been carried out by teams from seven or more universities.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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A large part of the main island of Hirta has been progressively scheduled as an Ancient Monument and the village has been restored to its 1957 condition.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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The rocks of Hirta are predominantly a complex of dolerite and microgranites with gabbro along the castellated west coast, intruded by basalt dykes.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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The Agrostis-Festuca grassland of Hirta, Boreray and Soay is heavily grazed by sheep.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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Rights to the foreshore between high and low tide levels are vested in NTS. 3ha on Hirta was subleased to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in 1957 for a small radar tracking station for the Benbecula missile range.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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Soay sheep Ovis aries, now free ranging on Hirta as well as Soay, is the most primitive domesticated animal in Europe, a living Neolithic artifact unchanged for thousands of years.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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The archipelago comprises four small islands: Hirta, Soay, and Dun, with Boreray 7.5 km northeast, plus the islets of Stac an Armin, Stac Lee, Levenish and two stacks off Soay.
St Kilda (Hirta) National Nature Reserve, United Kingdom 2008
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