While Dead Man’s Island is uninhabited, it happens to be owned by Natural England, a non-public body in the UK, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Over a month ago, YouTuber Dara Tah uploaded a video on his channel (@DaraTah), giving us a glimpse of the eerie grounds covered in bones and quicksand.
“I spent the night on the island full of human skeletons,” he explained.
“I have visited Dead Man’s Island once before. It is a small marsh island in the south of England that was used as a mass dumping ground for possibly thousands of skeletons infected with the Black Plague but this time we’re spending the night.
“I found out about an area on the island called Coffin Bay which is almost always submerged underwater but during this time of year there is a small window to find it and search it.
“Since it’s so incredibly tough to access this area it’s thought to be packed with historical artefacts that have washed up and been exposed with the coffins.
“Our window was at midnight, meaning we would be stranded on the island for the night as the tide went out and surrounded the island in a deep quicksand.”
In the clip, he shows viewers 500 plus year-old coffins and bones, along with old bottles and belongings.
Despite the harrowing surroundings, the island also happens to be a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as a nesting and breeding site for birds.
