Anthrax apparently spread to the mainland in 1943 from a sheep carcass that floated across from the island, killing seven cows, two horses, three cats and more than 20 sheep, government records ...

For decades, Gruinard Island off the north west coast of Scotland was too dangerous to allow public access. It was known as "Anthrax Island" after it was contaminated during World War Two by ...

Anthrax apparently spread to the mainland in 1943 from a sheep carcass that floated across from the island, killing seven cows, two horses, three cats and more than 20 sheep, government records ...

‘Anthrax Island’ at the heart of biological warfare op. A remote but accessible island located under a mile from the mainland, Gruinard was the site of then-top-secret military experiments ...

The anthrax was hastily buried on the island in 1988 after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev decided that the discovery of a stockpile of anthrax in eastern Siberia would be an embarrassment if ...

Legacy of fear on blighted anthrax island. A germ warfare experiment left Gruinard closed and deserted for 50 years. David Harrison visits - and can't wait to leave.

Low, mean clouds scud overhead, precursors of the gale building off the northwest coast of Scotland. In another hour, this tiny island will disappear from sight, shrouded by torrential rains and ...

AN ISLAND that was the centre of Britain’s experiments with Anthrax suffered a major wildfire at the weekend. Images showed Gruinard off the west coast of Scotland ablaze on Saturday night. T… ...

For decades, Gruinard Island off the north west coast of Scotland was too dangerous to allow public access. It was known as "Anthrax Island" after it was contaminated during World War Two by ...