Today, visitors can travel to Hirta and see remnants of a village, including houses and huts used for storing dried sea birds, fish, hay and turf. In 1957, the island, characterized by exceptional cliffs and sea stacks, was bequeathed to the National Trust for Scotland and in 1986, it was designated Scotland's first World Heritage Site. The largest island in Scotland's St Kilda archipelago, Hirta was populated from prehistoric times until the 1930s, when inhabitants were evacuated due to severe storms that cut off the island for weeks. Concrete was used for the buildings to protect against typhoon damage, but since they have not been maintained, many have collapsed through the years, leaving the site riddled with rubble and decay. When coal mining declined, operations at the facility ceased and the island was abandoned.
Hashima Island was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility and housed thousands of workers in its heyday. The island's modern ruins served as the inspiration for the villain's lair in the 2012 film Skyfall. Some of these islands were abandoned due to extreme weather conditions, some due to financial reasons, but all offer a fascinating glimpse into history and culture.Ĭommonly called Gunkanjima, Hashima Island in Nagasaki prefecture in Japan will be familiar to James Bond fans. And then there are the islands that people escape from. These abandoned islands that dot the world's oceans, rivers and lakes once housed thriving communities, but are now only inhabited by crumbling structures, eerily frozen in time. Beautiful and secluded, thousands of islands serve as vacation getaways.
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