On December 15 1900, three keepers at the Flannan Isles lighthouse disappeared without a trace. Did these men suffer a tragic accident? Or was their fate sealed with something more sinister? Let’s unravel the curious case of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery.
Source material for the case
THE FLANNAN ISLE MYSTERY: THE THREE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS WHO VANISHED
The mysterious disappearance of the Eilean Mor lighthouse keepers.
Royal Museums Greenwich – The Flannan Isle Mystery
Transcripts from documents related to the Flannan Isles mystery
The Northern Lighthouse Board – Flannan Isles
Buzzfeed Unsolved – The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers
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What Happened to the keepers of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse?
Check out reports from the Northern Lighthouse Board
Following the disappearance, the Northern Lighthouse Board conducted a thorough investigation and came to a conclusion about their fate. You can check out transcripts of these documents on the Northern Lighthouse Board website.
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The Lighthouse
St. Flannan’s Chapel
The Railway
