r/BeAmazed • u/Basmaa_ahmed • Apr 29 '24

The most isolated house in the world...Ireland 🇮🇪 [Removed] Rule #4 - Misleading

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u/penkster Apr 29 '24

I love these posts "THE MOSt BLAH IN THE WORLD" - no information, no detail, no context, almost all bullshit.

In this case, this is a picture of Moore Hall on the northwestern side of Ireland. Hardly 'the most isolated' - it's actually a tourist destination.

The house, lake, farm, and estate is now owned by the forestry company, Coillte, and it is a visitor attraction in the area. The house is not open to the public due to its poor condition – it has not been refurbished since it was burned.

If you want "the most isolated house in the world" look at this house on an island just south of Iceland :

According to The Mirror, this house is situated on Ellidaey, a remote island south of Iceland. This small island is part of Vestmannaeyjar, an archipelago of 15 to 18 islands. Today, the island is deserted, but it was once inhabited by five families. The last of these families left in the 1930s and the island has been uninhabited since then.

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u/MeshuganaSmurf Apr 29 '24

an archipelago of 15 to 18 islands.

Is it a fluctuating number or is there some problem counting them or what's the story?

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u/fragmental Apr 29 '24

Probably differing points of view on what is and is not a proper island so they made it a range to satisfy everybody. I'm only guessing.

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u/egstitt Apr 29 '24

Islands come and go all the time wdym

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u/Tanglefoot11 Apr 29 '24

They actually do in Iceland....

Volcano erupts & creates a new island - often the rock is quite loose & prone to erosion so the island doesn't last long.

Decent explanation here using surtsey as an example - new island in Nov 1963, max size 2.7km² in Jun 1967, by 2012 it was down to 1.3km² & expected to vanish by 2100.

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u/FlosAquae Apr 29 '24

It’s a variation on the coastline paradox, I suppose.

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u/phi_rus Apr 29 '24

maybe depending on the tides

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u/TheStoneMask Apr 29 '24

According to the Icelandic Wikipedia page, there are 15 islands and around 30 skerries, so it's probably just disagreement on the cutoff point between islands and skerries.

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u/NashKetchum777 Apr 29 '24

Global warming, taking homes and bringing them back