On 26 December 1900, the vessel Hesperus arrived at Eilean Mor in
the remote Outer Hebrides with a relief lighthouseman and fresh
provisions. The lighthouse had been in operation for a year, but it
had been noted that no light had been seen from Eilean Mor for
several days. The relief keeper, Joseph Moore, found the lighthouse
to be completely deserted, and a subsequent search of the island
failed to reveal any sign of what had happened to the three
keepers. The last entry in the logbook had been made on 15 December
and contained a number of strange and distressing clues as to the
mental states of the men. One was reported to have been crying,
while another had become ‘very quiet’. When it was revealed
that the men’s oilskin coats were missing and the clock in the
lighthouse had stopped, theories surrounding the keepers’ fates
inevitably proliferated. These included a giant wave washing them
away, murder or suicide. Others favoured more esoteric explanations
– Eilean Mor was believed to have mystical properties. In The
Lighthouse, Keith McCloskey explores this mysterious and chilling
story in depth for the first time and reveals a shocking
conclusion.
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