Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the highest point on Eilean Mòr, one of the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is best known for the mysterious disappearance of its keepers in 1900.
The Chapel of St. Flannan can be seen on the slope to the right of the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr.
The remains of the lighthouse railway in 2012. The "Clapham Junction" fork is visible at left middle.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse
The westernmost of the Flannan Isles: Eilean a' Ghobha and Roareim with Brona Cleit in the distance
The Flannan Isles or the Seven Hunters are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, approximately 32 kilometres west of the Isle of Lewis. They may take their name from Saint Flannan, the 7th century Irish preacher and abbot.
The Flannan or Seven Hunters Isles
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight