Flannan Isles Lighthouse
What’s scarier than three men disappearing without a trace, at the same time from a lighthouse on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Sea? As we discover, this week on The What If? Podcast: not much. In today’s episode we delve deep into the mystery of the Flannan Isles lighthouse. Listen along, and find out how and just maybe why, they never came back.
The Flannan Isles are located in the Outer Hebrides, about 80 miles northwest of mainland Scotland. Eilean Mor is the largest of the seven islands at about 40 acres. Eilean Mor is home to the Flannan Isles lighthouse, erected in 1899. Three men, James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur operated and maintained the lighthouse.
On December 26th, 1900, Joseph Moore arrived on the island to relieve the men and begin his own shift at the lighthouse. However, upon his arrival, he was unable to locate any of the men. All three men were missing, the kitchen had been cleaned, beds were made. Everything in the sleeping quarters was as it should be. The logbook showed no unusual activity. Two of the three sets of waterproof gear were missing, one was hanging in their quarters. Moore quickly reported his findings to Robert Muirhead, superintendent of the Northern Lighthouse Board.
The Lighthouse Board decided the men were swept out to sea by a giant rogue wave, but we’re not so sure.
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The Flannan Islands Lighthouse on Eilean Mor
An aerial view of the island.
Courtesy of Pinterest. Click this link to see a wide variety of pictures from The Flannery Islands and Eilean Mor.
The Eilean Mor Lighthouse Chapel
The lighthouse in view of the tiny chapel on the island.
From Wikimedia.
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