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Apr 1, 2022 · On 15 December 1900, lighthouse keepers James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald McArthur noted the last entries on the slate at Flannan Isle Lighthouse. Shortly afterwards, they disappeared and were never seen again. Over 100 years later, the events of the disappearance still remain a mystery, and interest in the little Scottish island of ...
Aug 26, 2016 · 9 min read. On the 26th December 1900, a small ship was making its way to the Flannan Islands in the remote Outer Hebrides. Its destination was the lighthouse at Eilean Mor, a remote island which (apart from its lighthouse keepers) was completely uninhabited. Although uninhabited, the island has always sparked people’s interest.
May 20, 2019 · In December 1900, a boat called Hesperus set sail for the island of Eilean Mor, one of the seven islets (also known as the “Seven Hunters”) of the Flannan Isles off the coast of northwestern...
Mar 26, 2019 · The mystery of Flannan Isle Lighthouse was first discovered when the steamer Anchtor made note in its log that the light was not working in bad weather conditions. This was further confirmed when the relief vessel Hesperus arrived at the island, and found the island in a mysterious state of disarray.
Oct 4, 2017 · The Mary Celeste-style mystery inspired a poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson in 1912; an early Genesis track in 1968; the Doctor Wh o episode “Horror of Fang Rock” in 1977; and Peter Maxwell Davies’...
Automation. Isle of Man. Archives. Flannan Isles. It was on 15th December 1900 that the last entries were noted by the Keepers at Flannan Isle Lighthouse. Now over 100 years later, what happened on that day remains a mystery. A mystery that has captured the imagination of the public ever since.
Transcript: The Flannan Isles Mystery. ECA 2020 Background. Transcript of a lighthouse story by Beverley Casebow. This is the true story of something that took place on a small island 120 years ago, and a mystery that has never been solved. Captain Holman doesn't understand why he feels so uneasy.
