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Mingulay

Barra Isles, Outer Hebrides

An island village left to the sand and seabirds, made famous by a song.

Mingulay lies near the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, with towering cliffs full of seabirds. For centuries a small community lived here, fishing and farming.

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When
Abandoned 1912
Where
56.8100, -7.6400
Group
Lost & drowned villages

Visiting

Boat trips run from Barra in summer, weather permitting.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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