Abandoned in the 19th century after the plague epidemic, Einhallow Island remains a kind of time capsule in the remote Orkney Islands of Scotland. You can get to the island only once a year - for one day. It is reported by IA "Deita.ru" with reference to the BBC.
Einhallow is inaccessible to visitors for 364 days a year despite being within reach, just 500 meters from the mainland. The reason is simple - the island has no ferry connection to the mainland. Each summer, a trip organized by the Orkney Heritage Society is the only chance to set foot on the island.
Einhallow is a little-known, uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago, north of the mainland of Scotland. If Scotland had Atlantis, Einhallow would certainly be.
The comparison with Plato's legendary island may be far-fetched, but it is appropriate. Like Atlantis, Einhallow has its fair share of mysteries. The inhabitants of the Orkney Islands grew up with stories of a haunted island. According to legend, he was under the spell of the evil Norse sea spirits, which caused the island to disappear into thin air if anyone tried to step on it. Others were told more fantastic tales of the Finfolk - watery creatures that came to the island only in summer. These stories helped make the island a mystery.
“The locals say the island exists between worlds - both geographically and historically - and there is a lot of truth in that. Due to the plague of 1851, the families who lived here fled. Then, in order to disinfect the ground and make sure that no one came back, the landowner dismantled all the roofs of the houses. And since then, the island has been uninhabited,”said Dan Lee, an archaeologist at the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Alina Kalinina