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Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 18:09 IST
Interestingly, the island is seen as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and has been recognised to be of international importance under the Ramsar convention. Credit: David Anstiss
A small island off the river Medway in the UK is a place of horror that is usually heard of in fantasy stories and novels.
Over 200 years ago, the island was used to bury the remains of convicts who had died aboard prison ships.
Dubbed the Deadman s Island, the piece of land is still littered with ancient human remains.
The history of the island has always been controversial. Hundreds of years ago, when convicts being transported to penal colonies died in crammed ships, they were buried in unmarked graves out of the way.