St Kilda; Hirta; a cleit, also called cleitans, unmortared stone storage buildings with sod roofs

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Scotland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Outer Hebrides, Western Islands, St Kilda, Hirta, a cleit, a stone walled storage building used for the storage of provisions for winter use.

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Size: 3366px × 5050px
Location: Village at Hirta, St Kilda archipelago, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © Stillman Rogers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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