Stroma Island

The island of Stroma sits in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney, This once thriving island now lays abandoned baa the sheep that still graze it. From a peak population of 375 in 1901 the population declined till in 1962 the last family left.

[oOBubbleStreamOo]

A very interesting movie and really well done as well! 👍🏼

[janettesinclair]

You did a good job, Gavin, but it just breaks my heart to see all the dirt and decay, rusting machinery, roofless houses, in what was once a close knit community. I lived there with my family till 1956, and have positive memories of those times, and this is so very sad.

[robanks]

Thank you for posting, my 5x great grandparents came from Stroma, their surnames were Anderson and Rosie

[micheled.ives-davess]

Gorgeous, go for it . I saw something similar in USA on the border of Nevada, Bodie, never forgot it xx

[paulinerendall]

That's so Poignant, Gavin, and really skillfully executed.

[martingoudie]

Watching with a family friend who's family lived on Stroma. They left Stroma in 1953. Thanks for the video from the Smith family.

[Guiny]

Great film !! ii`m so intrigued by this Island and i would love to visit, how did you get to go there ?

[pollyaloy]

A squirt of WD-40 and that boat will be back at sea. 😀