About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from the Flannan Isles in December 1900.

**Discussion begins at 5:05** On a remote cluster of windswept islands off the coast of Scotland, three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace. No bodies. No signs of a struggle. Just an abandoned lighthouse, a stopped clock, and a mystery that has haunted the sea for more than a century. This week, we’re heading to the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, where in December of 1900, keepers James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald MacArthur disappeared from the isolated isla...

People in this episode

Host: 3SchemeQueens

Topics covered

• lighthouse mystery
• disappearance
• Scottish history
• unsolved cases
• maritime lore

Keywords

• Flannan Isles
• lighthouse keepers
• mystery
• disappearance
• Scotland
• James Ducat
• Thomas Marshall
• Donald MacArthur

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Places: Flannan Isles, Scotland

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