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From Cleits to Castles
Calum MacDonald was born on St Kilda in 1908, and lived there until he was 16, when he left prior to the evacuation for the bright lights of Harris.
- GenresScotland
127 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2010
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February 19, 2021
This was a lovely read.
Anecdotal accounts from Calum Macdonald about his life growing up on at St Kilda and his experiences after leaving the island. It reads as if your sitting there listening to him talk. There are many funny, nostalgic and poignant anecdotes.
I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the tweed making, bird hunting and night fishing. An engaging first hand account of St Kilda life.
Anecdotal accounts from Calum Macdonald about his life growing up on at St Kilda and his experiences after leaving the island. It reads as if your sitting there listening to him talk. There are many funny, nostalgic and poignant anecdotes.
I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the tweed making, bird hunting and night fishing. An engaging first hand account of St Kilda life.
January 4, 2026
I appreciate that this wasn’t written by a professional so I make allowances for this.
I expected more about life on St Kilda itself, rather than the author’s life after he left it, therefore I enjoyed the first part more than the second.
I expected more about life on St Kilda itself, rather than the author’s life after he left it, therefore I enjoyed the first part more than the second.
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