Flannan Isles

The Flannan Isles are a group of islands in Scotland.

The Flannan Isles are located North-West side of Scotland, 32 kilometers west of the Isle of Lewis. The combined land area of the more than dozen islands of the Flannan Isles is half a square kilometer. The highest point of the Flannan Isles is on the island Eilean Mòr and measures 88 meters in height. Although technically the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr is habitable, no one has resided on the Flannan Isles since the automation of its lighthouse in 1971.

In themselves, the Flannan Isles are not particularly interesting, but they do play host to a mystery which has held the interest of many. In 1900 the three lighthouse keepers posted to the island disappeared.

The crew of the Flannan Isles lighthouse consisted of a four man party, three were stationed on the lighthouse with the fourth man being rotated with shore time. It was reported that on the 15th of December 1900 the lighthouse did not light its signal. Due to bad weather this report could not be followed until the 26th of December. When a boat arrived to investigate, it was found that all the gates and doors were closed and no greeting party arrived. Further investigation revealed no sign of any of the keepers, and more suspiciously that their heavy coats were still in the lighthouse. No other clues could be found as to their whereabouts or condition.

And official investigation into the disappearances on the Flannan Isles concluded that it was probably due to bad weather and abnormally large waves that the members of the crew were accidentally carried to sea. Wilder speculations have been made which claimed that it was due to foreign spies, alien abductions or sea serpents.