 It has been known for some time that St Kilda was continuously inhabited for two millennia or more , from the Bronze Age to the 20th century . Recently , the first direct evidence of earlier Neolithic settlement emerged — shards of pottery of the Hebridean ware style , found to the east of the village . The subsequent discovery of a quarry for stone tools on Mullach <unk> above Village Bay led to finds of numerous stone hoe @-@ blades , grinders and Skaill knives in the Village Bay cleitean — unique stone storage buildings ( see below ) . These tools are also probably of Neolithic origin . 
