A remote outcrop in Scotland is covered with garden gnomes but nobody knows exactly how they got there.
The gnomes beam their mischief from the rock of Swallow Craig which sits just off Inchcolm Island in the Firth of Forth.
The gnomes first appeared there in 2010, with some people speculating they were left by a local fisherman.
But one local legend muses the gnomes escaped from a local garden centre attempting to flee up the Forth under the cover of night.
Another myth speculates that they were shipwrecked, and have spent the last 14 years on the island.
The population is always growing and the isle has since been dubbed Inch Gnome Island.
Scott Aston, skipper of the Maid of the Forth, takes dozens of tourists per day to the island, and says that visitors “crack up” at the sight.
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“One story behind it is that they made a bid for freedom, escaped over to Inch Gnome – and they’ve established their own colony out there. That’s how the legend goes.
“We hear people on the boat all the time asking, “is that a gnome?” and then they see the sign that says Inch Gnome and start to laugh.”
Scott has run sightseeing cruises on the Forth for 18 years, with trips running daily from Easter until October.
During his time in the job, he says he has seen the gnome population mysteriously increase each winter—but says he has no idea how.
“Nobody knows how they got there, and nobody knows why they’re there – but they do seem to multiply every winter!”
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If you’re ever in this estuary north of Edinburgh, consider visiting the outcropping which seems to be gnome sweet gnome.
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