He was 16 stone and was carrying a fridge one day and the power of the wind lifted him and the fridge, and carried him about 30 feet. We do know reports of finding an unfinished meal on the kitchen table and an upturned chair are rubbish, but because those details were first written in 1912 in a famous poem, Flannan Isle by Wilfred Wilson Gibson, people have mixed that with the truth for over 100 years. I think that’s probably what happened.”. When the ship docked in Leith on 18 December 1900, the sighting was passed onto the Northern Lighthouse Board. The perhaps more plausible theories suggest that the keepers had been swept away when trying to secure a box in a crevice above sea level. The year was 1900 and inside the lighthouse’s whitewashed stone walls, three men lived and worked, doing their very best to ignore any local superstitions. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Cannot go out. He had a volatile temper and had been stuck out there for two-and-a-half months. As always, on the morning of December 14, 40-year-old Donald, James, 44, and Thomas, 39, chalked the blackboard to log the jobs they’d completed – the lamp was trimmed, the oil fountains filled and the giant lenses cleaned. We may never know for certain, but it's worth noting that the disappearance wasn't the last strange event at Eilean Mor. 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He says: “For me, the giant wave theory doesn’t work. All three were experienced lighthouse keepers and this posting, on the largest of the Flannan Isles, in the Outer Hebrides, was a job they needed to feed their families back on the mainland. There were however no reports of storms in the area in the days leading up to the disappearance, meaning that the poor weather conditions recorded in the log were either made up, or localised. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. First published in 1912, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson’s ballad Flannan Isle turned a sad, half-forgotten news item into a timeless mystery. Keith believes there are more convincing theories behind the mystery. The designer of Flannan Isle Lighthouse, David Alan Stevenson also designed the Tarbat Ness Light, which is on display at the National Maritime Museum. The lighthouse should have had a staff of four, but one, William Ross, was away due to sickness, and another, Joseph Moore, was on shore leave. Could something similar have happened to the unlucky keepers in 1900? Discover epic stories of... What caused the disappearance of the Flannan Isle lighthouse keepers. According to a history of Scotland's Western Isles, written in 1695, "these remote islands were places of inherent sanctity", and there was a custom that arriving on the island would "uncover their heads and make a turn sun-ways round, thanking God for their safety". The man in charge was James Ducat (played by Butler in The Vanishing), an experienced keeper in his forties who had worked with the Lighthouse Board since he was 22. “As it moves north it increases speed because something called the Coriolis force increases the wind speed and turns the wind. Royal Museums Greenwich Members had a chance to see the film before the general release at a special preview screening at the National Maritime Museum. Sea lashed to fury. After lunch and steaming hot mugs of tea, the dishes were scrupulously washed. As McCloskey points out, "It is extremely unlikely that he would have written in the official logbook that his superior was 'irritable.’” Besides, Moore’s report said the logbook stopped at December 13. Were the keepers trespassing on sacred ground? There was, however, no hint of a supernatural explanation. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Macarthur praying. God is over all. 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The Vanishing, a new film out today starring Gerard Butler, imagines what might have happened to … The Vanishing, a new film out today starring Gerard Butler, imagines what might have happened to them, weaving a dark tale of murder, betrayal and smugglers’ gold. “I think somebody got in to trouble, the others went to help and a freak wave washed them away. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. There was no welcome from the lighthouse keepers, no flag on the flagstaff and no provision boxes left for them as was customary. Were the lighthouse keepers on Flannan Island swept away? It juts out of the stormiest part of the Atlantic, making its lighthouse a literal lifesaver for passing ships. His findings challenge the date of the huge storm. He says: “That’s why generations have been so fascinated. The log leading up to the men’s disappearance included some strange entries, with descriptions of an awful storm, high winds, and low spirits amongst the keepers. 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