Saddle Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Saddle Island is a small island containing an abandoned settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]
LocationNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates51°43′27″N 56°25′51″W
 Remains of a Basque settlement on Saddle Island | |
 Interactive map of Saddle Head | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°43′27″N 56°25′51″W |
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Saddle Island is part of the Red Bay UNESCO site, a 16th-century Basque whaling station. On the island are the locations of a number of former tryworks sites and of cooperages. In two places, there are broken ceramic roofing tiles indicating the locations of Basque buildings. There is also a cemetery from which samples of clothing were obtained so that reconstructions can be displayed in the museum on the mainland.
