The Ballad of Flannan Isle

"The Ballad of Flannan Isle" was a poem by Wilfred Gibson.
It was mentioned and quoted by the Fourth Doctor while leaving Fang Rock:
:Aye: though we hunted high and low,
:And hunted everywhere,
:Of the three men's fate we found no trace
:Of any kind in any place,
:But a door ajar, and an untouch'd meal,
:And an overtoppled chair.
:(TV: Horror of Fang Rock)
== Behind the scenes ==
In the real world the poem is known simply as Flannan Isle and deals with a mysterious incident that occurred on the Flannan Isles in 1900, when three lighthouse-keepers disappeared without explanation. The parallelism with the incident of Fang Rock is clear.
Category:Poetry from the real world