Eilean Mor: The missing lighthouse keepers
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
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On the 26th December 1900, a small ship approached the remote island of Eilean Mor. It was a small eruption of land, uninhabited aside from a small battery of 3 men, whose job was to operate and maintain the isles lighthouse. The relief vessel Hesperus was to bring supplies and rotate a fourth member of the Lighthouse team. As the ship closed in on the barren Isle, the sight of the lighthouse on the edge of a sheer cliff sprung out from a bleak landscape. Joseph Moore, the member of the lighthouse crew who would be rotating in, noted that curiously, there was no flag flying on the flagpole, nor were there any provision boxes placed out for restocking. The crew on the boat fired off several blasts of the horn, splitting the quiet air. As they waited for a sign or reply from the lighthouse, an ominous feeling hit Joseph, things, it appeared, were not quite right on Eilean Mor.
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….Your voice…the music…the sense of foreboding in your EXCELLENT writing….scared me so much, I couldn’t finish listening to it (but I DID sub-because you have TALENT :)
You know I've listened to these same stories on other channels and None Of Them does the deep dive level of research you do! Seriously, you take it to a whole other level and it is such an Incredible feeling to hear new facts about great stories you think you've heard everything on but apparently haven't because you just told me something new! So Very Happy To Subscribe!!!
Bedtime Stories is good but you're right he doesn't make such DEEP dives, but still good, while keeping them to 20 minutes or less. I prefer bedtime Stories voice-over as well, no offense intended to this guy, he's not bad, just not as good, in my opinion.
You've done a better job than most channels with this story.
Rogue waves used to be considered old Mariners' tales, but more recently have been verified as facts.
Exceptionally good account. Accurate and well narrated.
Just found your channel. You research rather well. Great job and I will be binge watching to catch up on these
Same but a year later
Great story. Don't know the answers. My step father was stationed on a lighthouse in the 1950s. On at least one occasion, after a week's leave, he was returned to the lighthouse without knowing how he got back there. He says they drank and fished quite a bit. Something about drinking "zombies" ;)
He was blackout drunk. Mystery solved
Anyone found with alcohol whilst manning a lighthouse would have been sacked on the spot
@@derby1884 Oh sweet summer child
@@derby1884 Who by? Only on return to the mainland.
@@carolthomson4705 It's getting the booze out there in the first place that would be the issue.
Perhaps one didn't like the other's lobster and after spilling his beans, the other took offense.
Why did ya have to go and spill ya beans?
Loving this channel 👍🏼
A particularly huge rogue wave explains the disappearances and damages for me.
Good documentary. I did not know about the previous occupation of the island. I think the later keeper's research and theory almost pins it, and the inspector seemed pretty sure the lifebuoy and other damage was sea surge. I f there was still enough of a sea running that he could only get 70 feet above the landing that is not such a fetch to a hundred foot wave. This one intrigues me since I learned the poem Flannan Isle at primary school and only years later found it was a true incident.
That’s a serious wave
This is the best analysis of the facts. No amount of Psychologist jargon would explain the facts, here presented, that the West Landing was destroyed, crane gone, tracks torn out, ropes strewn about. One Rogue wave would not have called the 3rd keeper out of the lighthouse without his coat ... these were experienced keepers. No amount of stress would cause the huge destruction of the Western dock. So we are left with a localized storm. The logs state a severe storm, causing an experienced keeper to pray... then a calm. Everything inside was in order, and the doors closed... so nothing was amiss inside.
One of my favorite mystery, well done. Love your channel. 😊👍
Channeling Erik (yt) got to the bottom of this. A psychic medium talked to the 3 men. Long story short- it was their time. They were talking to another dimension which they were originally from. Their physical bodies instantly died during the process but it was time for their souls to evolve in their home dimension
The men may have been lost at sea from a wave climbing up those long narrow sections. When it was reported the men were gone, someone came to salvage the rail iron, the boat, and any parts of the crane. (perhaps)
I am here from the very recently released The Vanishing, a film which closely follows this remarkable story, although with added elements as its a film so large parts were made up. I found this video, story to be very factual and interesting and you told it admirably and courteously. A big thanks to you
The Vanishing was based on this
“Coast” presenter Neil Oliver would be the perfect narrator for this story.
awsome channel well resourced
Great job on this.
I saw a Mr Ballen video about this which stated to Google it. Never heard this story before. Very creepy to say the least. Wonder what happened to these three men. Wow. I don't even want to imagine.
Same here I was sent by Mr Ballen , I googled this story., Very creepy indeed !!
Taken out by Rogue waves.
Eileen Mor translates as island of dark soil with nutrients. It could be a writer’s use of “island with dark soil” but it IS the name of the place.
Obviously one of them cracked up, panicked, and did a runner out of the building where the other two then tried to rescue him where all three were swept away. I say this because of the one remaining sou'wester on the coat hook.
Subbed. Loved the Devil's Footprints video. Very thorough.
Cheers!
Id reckon one of theses lighthouse keepers had a run in with a heavy on the main land and he headed there with a crew as he knew it would be the ideal place to bump him off and the others joined in to help but ended up with the same faith.
Only one explanation although we will never know the details they were all washed away into the sea .
Respect the ancients and the dead and the custom of land.
My theory for what its worth- the island had long had a reputation for being haunted, so perhaps violent poltergeist activity manifested itself (the tipped over chair and dislodged boulder) causing one of the keepers to flee outside in panic without his oilskins, and the other two went after him to calm him down, but they all fell to their deaths on the slippery rocks..
Tungsten Kid you are insane with ufo and ghost
@Harveer Bhinder Thanks, yes it seems a wave got them, but you'd have thought they'd have known better than to risk going near the sea in bad weather.
Sure you aren’t a screenwriter?
Mr. Ballen anyone?
Excellent tale told in an excellent way. Thank you!
Anybody who doesn’t know about rogue waves should go to the song and several videos on YT about The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald. (Song by Gordon Lightfoot)
IMO, this must have been a rogue wave.
Sounds likely there was a tsamml (sp?).
I'm confused! You talk about huge 90 feet waves at 19:43 and then go on to say at 20:29 "could INDEED reach 200 metres?!! an error surely!
He obviously meant to say feet. 200 foot waves is not hard to imagine. There's been bigger
Well, I think he should be more careful of what he says publicly , and listen to his programme after making it, to correct such errors. One should not be required to "read between the lines"
What if the next three men were relaxing one night in front of a cosy fire and suddenly heard a knock on the door. When they look out of the window above the door they see the three missing men standing in dripping clothes and sea weed.
What if instead of one of the crew members going crazy and kill the other they all went crazy and jumped into the sea to there deaths
Another thing- searchers found that the clock in the lighthouse had stopped. Hmm that sometimes happens with UFO close encounters..
Or not wound up!
It also happens when nobody winds the clock. No batteries for clocks back then.
Yes and they didn't really need a clock, they could have simply switched on their computer and noted the time display on it.
@@tungstenkid2271 have you stopped taking your meds, please say you haven't stopped taking your meds!
@@tungstenkid2271 That was a joke, right?
Thank you for going to the trouble of mentioning the traditions of the people of Lewis when they would go there to hunt & gather; they also used to purposely use different words to refer to familiar objects. I.e., they wouldn't refer to water as "water". No one really knows how that came to be, or the other traditions for that matter.
You say someone measures waves of up to 200 meters...that is 656 feet; Is that a misstatement?
200 ft
Rogue waves.
No Quite a common occurrance
The highest point on the island is 289 feet.
A wave of 200 ft is almost unbelievable. Especially if it landed outside of a storm.
Great story
Who else is here because of mr ballen our strange dark and mysterious delivered I'm story format godfather
Someone would have discovered at least one floating body of three if they'd been washed off the island.
Not necessarily. Bodies fail to turn up often
We will never know
wasn't there a dr who episode based on this?
Yes
@@carolthomson4705 Really - I do not rcall - as it early days -i.e Pre-Ecclestone?
Jesus can there be a video talking about this that doesn't try to be all creepy for no reason?
Well said .! It's been done to
Death . !
People even lived their in the 7th century wtf sheep and quail how did they get theyre brought and farmed?
You need to Google Skellig Micheal
telling a tale
Ok when I heard tracks I was like wtf a train too it' so small
I am going UFO alien involvement, since I always thought lighthouses are made for storms and the crew should know what to do in the event of one.
The island was known for supernatural activity. Shepherds would take their sheep to the island because it was rumored that grazing sheep on the island would heal sickly sheep and cause pregnant sheep to give birth to twins. Though many would come to the island, none were able to stay overnight. There were stories of men being haunted, and many said there was a being on the island, or a supernatural presence. After the disappearance, several groups of men were rotated in and out of the job of keeping the lighthouse. Some of whom claimed to hear the names of the keepers whispered in the wind. I'm not sure how substantiated those claims are, but it's interesting if you believe it
Bad luck to kill a seabird!!!
Only Albatross. Islanders have always culled sea birds and taken eggs.
great job! it's as if you're telling atalr.
Martin Martin?
yeh for mad St Kilda obsessives like me this guy is an excellent source. If you don't know St Kilda was an Island society cut off from Scotland and the world for many years with their own particular culture.
You sure you don't want to lay down and have a bit of a sleep? Sounds like you need it.
lol, annoying isn't it
lol, annoying isn't it
Lol, annoying isn't it
Channeling Erik (yt) got to the bottom of this. A psychic medium talked to the 3 men. Long story short- it was their time. They were 'taken' to another dimension which they were originally from. Their physical bodies instantly died during the process but it was time for their souls to evolve in their home dimension
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how about nessie or godzilla ???
Probably Nessie tbh, it's a long walk for Godzilla.
@@DarkHistories unless godz travelled in time if you combined theories.
Im hearing and reading all different stories about there ages and positions .... in the film its thomas who is the oldest and main man with james second oldest and donald only about 20 ... so in the film thomas is an old man but on this video you say hes 28?? I think you might be getting your research abit fucked up
So you believe the film to be historically correct?
@@gromit3315 The Lighthouse? It's not even meant to depict these events, that story is only a base inspiration for the film. There a different lighthouse movie out recently?
Arok, the film The Vanishing is a fictional retelling of an old unsolved case. The real people who inspired the original book had real lives, families and children. Anna Ducat, the daughter of the Head Keeper who was only nine when her father vanished so tragically, gave later interviews in her life about him. I've read over the legal records & supervisor letters discussing what families were entitled to pension, etc etc. My point is that there are many *real* details in the original story that either don't appear in The Vanishing or have been changed completely....by the way there was no gold on the island either lol.
I was told this by a old lighthouse keeper on his deathbed:
After a storm, the men discover a boat, a body, and a wooden chest washed ashore. Donald descends the cliffs to check on the man, who appears lifeless. As they are hauling up the chest, the man awakens and attacks Donald. In self-defense, Donald bashes the man's head with a rock and kills him.
Thomas is against opening the chest, but opens it alone, and keeps what he saw to himself.
Eventually the other two give in to their curiosity and find several gold bars inside. Urging caution and secrecy, Thomas proposes they dispose of the body, sneak the gold back to the mainland, and lay low for a year before splitting their shares.
Another boat arrives with two strangers, Locke and Boor, crewmates of the deceased. They interrogate Thomas, who claims the body and cargo have been reported and taken away, as per protocol. Locke and Boor leave, but attempt to contact the lighthouse by radio. Thomas and James are unable to respond due to their malfunctioning radio, revealing their lie. The strangers return with a fiery vengeance, circling the island until nightfall. In a violent struggle, James manages to strangle Boor and Donald kills Locke, using the woolding. Sensing another intruder outside, the keepers chase him through the darkness and James slashes him with a hook. He is horrified to discover he has killed a young boy, reminding him of his son.
After dumping all four dead bodies into the sea, the three men try to endure their remaining time on the island, despite mounting distrust and tension. James in particular becomes unhinged, secluding himself in the tiny chapel nearby. Donald grows uneasy and insists that he and Thomas leave with the gold. James suddenly reappears, apologizing for his behavior. Once Donald and Thomas have let their guards down, James locks Thomas in the pantry and strangles Donald. Thomas breaks free and subdues James by knocking him out.
Finally ready to depart the island, Thomas and James board the boat with the gold. After throwing Donald's body overboard, James tells Thomas he cannot bear to live with his guilt and lowers himself into the water. He calls for Thomas, who helps him drown. Thomas holds James's head under water then sails on alone.
Wow you watched the film the vanishing ... amazing buddy ... fucking idiot
I saw that movie
Saw the movie and this makes more sense
@@arokblack1441 bet you're fun at parties if anyone would bother inviting a sad sack like you in the first place that is. Your mother's basement isn't all that nice you should get out more boy
Like # 700 👍🏼
How isolated were they really? Each man had two other humans to interact with. It's not like they were in solitary confinement.
Who’s here because of Tik tok? 😂
Alexandra brunmeier MrBallen sent me here😂
Glad to see I'm not the only one
Alexandra brunmeier lol, it’s actually wired af
same here, ive heard of this before years back but never got deep into it, now i wanna know the truth here... thank you tiktok!
I new i could not be the only onwe
What a mustache
Alien abduction gotta be
Whos here because if the tik tok
I don't know why i started to watch this. It's been done to death! Had to bail a minute or so in. Sorry.
haha no worries I guess. Can't please everyone all the time 👌
Far too many black “DH” banners throughout... It’s basically an audio story with nothing much to look at....
It's a podcast...
The monotone voice made it unbearable
It's the same voice he always uses. James Mason he's not !!
Could have been told in 6 minutes.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
some people like to go into detail
Which illuminates Dark Histories gift for story telling!
So don't watch then.
And then I wouldn't have gotten to listen to Ben's soothing lovely voice for so long.