Gruinard Island is but a row boat’s trip from the mainland, and years ago, was a popular place for families to enjoy picnics during Scotland’s fine summer weather. It is a small, oval-shaped island, ...

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During the Second World War, government scientists from Porton Down attempted to weaponise anthrax, creating a deadly strain that they then tested on Gruinard Island, an uninhabited remote site off ...

The specter of Gruinard Island, the World War II site for secret British anthrax experiments, must be haunting our leaders even though they haven’t mentioned it. Sixty sheep were killed there during ...

Famed WWII site in Scotland inspires tabloid hype, daredevil tourism and dark humor. GRUINARD BAY, Scotland — It was here on this fern-covered island that British scientists first harnessed the deadly ...

GRUINARD BAY, Scotland - It was here on this fern-covered island that British scientists first harnessed the deadly power of anthrax, wiping out herds of sheep with microbe-packed bombs in one of the ...