Deadman’s Island
United Kingdom /
England /
Isle of Grain /
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/ Isle of Grain
island, cemetery, Site of Special Scientific Interest - SSSI (UK)
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In 2016 the remains of more than 200 humans were found on the island. It is believed that the remains are those of men and boys who died of disease on board prison hulks, floating prisons that were moored in the area around 200 years ago. Originally buried in wooden coffins under six feet of mud, coastal erosion and rising sea levels has washed away the mud to expose the remains at times of low tide.
www.heritagedaily.com/2020/07/deadmans-island/134093
www.intriguing-history.com/prison-hulks/
www.heritagedaily.com/2020/07/deadmans-island/134093
www.intriguing-history.com/prison-hulks/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman's_Island_(Kent)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°25'15"N 0°43'17"E
- Colne Estuary National Nature Reserve 50 km
- Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve 159 km
- Arne SSSI and RSPB reserve 211 km
- South Dorset Coast SSSI 237 km
- Hatfield Moor Nature Reserve (Humberhead Peatlands) 265 km
- Wenlock Edge 277 km
- Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve 293 km
- Cefn Bryn (Ridge Hill) 342 km
- Loch Leven 599 km
- Bermuda Triangle 6141 km
- Isle of Grain 4.2 km
- Elmley National Nature Reserve 8.2 km
- Isle of Sheppey 8.4 km
- Hoo Peninsula 11 km
- The Thames Estuary 13 km
- Potton Island 19 km
- Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Foulness 21 km
- Wallasea Island 22 km
- Foulness 23 km
- Kent 25 km