In order to cause minimal disturbance to the village and surrounding area, the base was established on glebe land - agricultural land controlled by the church - but this conflicted with the original plan, which called for demolition of the abandoned village to provide stone for road building. google_ad_format = '120x600_as'; Deposits found beneath a 200–400mm thick turf and topsoil layer largely consisted of redeposited rubble associated with the post- 1957 military base. The 14 crew were rescued but there were concerns about the risk posed by its fuel and cargo of fish. Vienna shooting: Austria hunts suspects after 'Islamist terror' attack, Sean Connery: Harrison Ford pays tribute to 'dear friend', John Sessions: Comedian and actor dies at the age of 67, Twitter hides Trump mail voting tweet ahead of polling day, US election 2020: Trump and Biden pictured through the years, Ryan Giggs denies assault allegations after arrest, Police in Pakistan recover teen girl after alleged forced conversion and marriage, Information about BBC links to other news sites. A 30 working days consultation period inviting views on the proposals has started. There are no sea trips in winter. The largest share of the cuts are being made on the Western Isles, where there are four ranges and facilities on Benbecula, South Uist and St Kilda. It is linked to a missile range controlled from a military site on Benbecula in the Western Isles. She added: "The trust would also face a massive increase in costs to maintain our work there and to deal with the redundant MoD buildings. Commenting has been disabled thanks to the attention of scum known as spam commenters, Page last modified on Sunday, 18 July 2010, at 13:59. Islanders' views on the establishment of the range were also the subject of a 1961 documentary, Rocket Range Benbecula. Video, Three elders reveal what it takes to be a leader. In 1930 the remaining 36 islanders requested to be taken off St Kilda and moved to the mainland. No automated processing by advertising systems is permitted.NO permission is granted for Phorm to intercept or process this site. Instead, stone was obtained from a new quarry established above Village Bay. The supply run to St Kilda has als been described as operating from the beach at the formers Rhu Seaplane Base, next to Rhu Marina, which was the site of a former Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) depot. Wood panelling over the exterior walls will attain colours through weathering that will complement the surrounding scenery and roofs will be planted with native St Kildan grasses, said NTS.