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Deadman's Island is a small island in the estuary of the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom close to where The Swale flows into the Medway. It is a flat, raised area of marshland around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) long and 200 metres (660 ft) wide among the tidal sand banks on the southern side of the estuary and separated from the British mainland of Chetney Marshes by a narrow channel known as ...
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- Where is Deadman's Island and who owns it? It lies at the mouth of The Swale, opposite the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, off the north Kent coast.
- Can anyone visit? No, the island is completely out of bounds to the public. The Inside Out team was only allowed to visit after receiving permission from the leaseholder and because it was not the bird breeding season.
- Who were the people buried there? The remains are believed to be those of men and boys who died of contagious diseases on board floating prisons, known as prison hulks, which were moored off the Isle of Sheppey more than 200 years ago.
- Why are their remains being exposed? Rising sea levels and coastal erosion over the years have begun to slowly wash away their final resting place, leaving wooden coffins and skeletal remains sticking out of the mud.
Mar 5, 1996 · Dead Man's Island: Directed by Peter Roger Hunt. With Barbara Eden, William Shatner, Roddy McDowall, Morgan Fairchild. A woman is asked to help an old lover discover his would-be murderer.
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Dead Man's Island is a 1996 American made-for-television mystery - thriller film starring Barbara Eden, William Shatner and featuring an ensemble cast: Roddy McDowall, Morgan Fairchild, Traci Lords, David Faustino, Christopher Atkins, Olivia Hussey, Jameson Parker, Christopher Cazenove and Don Most. It is based on the 1993 novel of the same ...
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Dec 27, 2016 · Directed by Peter Hunt. Starring Barbara Eden, William Shatner, Roddy McDowall, Morgan Fairchild, Traci Lords, David Faustino, Christopher Atkins, Olivia Hus...
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Aug 22, 2021 · Queenborough, Deadman's Island, Rivers Medway and West Swale. Once lost under high seas the island was explored by the BBC's Inside Out South East programme in 2017. They are among some of the only visitors who have been allowed to Deadman's Island in recent times as all others have been banned due to its bird breeding and nesting site.
Jul 4, 2020 · Located in the Medway estuary near the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, lies Deadman’s Island, a small uninspiring stretch of land that contains a dark secret. Over generations, this uninhabited mudbank has inspired tales of supernatural devil dogs, bodies buried without their skulls, and brain-eating ghouls to scare the local children from ...
