An uninhabited Scottish island where government scientists once conducted experiments with Anthrax has been hit by a fire. People who saw the fire on Gruinard Island from the mainland described ...

Witnesses of the fire on Gruinard Island, off Scotland’s northwest coast, described seening the “apocalyptic” blaze burning from “one end to the other” on Saturday.

Gruinard Island is but a row boat’s trip from the mainland, and years ago, was a popular place for families to enjoy picnics during Scotland’s fine summer weather. It is a small, oval-shaped ...

Despite its decontamination, Gruinard's eerie past continued to haunt it. In 2022, a fire swept across the island, with eyewitnesses describing the apocalyptic scene as a “hellfire.” ...

Gruinard was a desolate no-go zone until the 1980s, when a militant protest group began sending packets of soil, which they claimed was taken from the island, to various government establishments ...

In 1941, Britain bought Gruinard Island from its owner for the equivalent of $2,500 for use by Porton Down, Britain's secret center for biological research. The isle was christened Base X.

A group whose members have never been identified, Dark Harvest got its wish in April 1990, when the U.K. government declared Gruinard Island decontaminated, having sprayed the soil with large ...

Gruinard Island was deemed the perfect location for a series of secret experiments. What actually happened remained a mystery until the Ministry of Defence declassified a video 50 years later.

Many tourists see a trip to the islands as a romantic adventure and a fabulous vacation. However, some of the world's islands ...

An uninhabited Scottish island where government scientists once conducted experiments with Anthrax has been hit by a fire. People who saw the fire on Gruinard Island from the mainland described ...

People who saw the fire on Gruinard Island from the mainland described the scene as "apocalyptic". They said the uninhabited island off Scotland's north-west coast was ablaze from "one end to the ...