At the turn of the 20th century, this remote Scottish lighthouse was manned by three men by the names of James Ducat, Donald MacArthur, and Thomas Marshall. But when the steamer Archtor passed by on December, 15, 1900, its light was dark.
The keepers had vanished.Top Places in Scotland
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December 15th was also the last day an entry was made in the lighthouse log, which mentioned damage to equipment, bent stairway iron railings, and displaced rail tracks. This provided evidence that something had gone wrong even prior to the men’s disappearance.
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