Deadman's Island is a small island in the estuary of the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom The island consists of mudbanks and is uninhabited apart from the nesting and breeding birds that live there. What gives this island its macabre name is it’s dark history. The island has many spooky Legends that talk of headless skeletons and red-eyed devil dogs. 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 the bodies were buried in wooden coffins under six feet of mud but coastal erosion and rising sea levels washed away the mud to expose the remains at low tides. The island is completely out of bounds to the public. Although professional Journalists are sometimes allowed to visit after receiving permission from the leaseholder, as long as it’s not during bird breeding season.
