Which remote island in the Outer Hebrides was evacuated in 1930 and is no longer inhabited?
History of the Outer Hebrides to incorporate St Kilda into a missile tracking range based in Benbecula, where test firings and flights are carried out. Thus in 1957 St Kilda became permanently inhabited once again. A variety of new military buildings and masts have since been erected, including the island's first licensed premises, the 'Puff Inn'. The Ministry of Defence leases St Kilda from the National Trust for Scotland for a nominal fee. The main island of Hirta is still occupied all year round by a small number of civilians working in the military base there. History of the Outer Hebrides The Hebrides were settled
Ensay (Outer Hebrides) an inhabited island that "had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses." The island shows signs of Stone Age habitation, with a prominent standing stone. Ensay House (Taigh Easaigh) was built in the Edwardian period. This was the home of the Stewart family (of which Ed Stewart is a descendant); they used to own the island. The town of Ensay in Victoria, Australia was named after this island by one of the early settlers, a Scotsman named Archibald Macleod. Ensay (Outer Hebrides) Ensay (Gaelic "Easaigh") is a currently unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides