Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Height23 m
Year Built1899
CountryUK
RegionOuter Hebrides
StatusActive
About Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Site of one of the greatest mysteries in lighthouse history. In 1900, all three keepers vanished without trace. The log entries grew increasingly strange in the days before. No bodies were ever found. The mystery has inspired poems, songs, and novels.
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