Saddle Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Saddle Head
Remains of a Basque settlement on Saddle Island
Interactive map of Saddle Head
Geography
LocationNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates51°43′27″N 56°25′51″W / 51.72417°N 56.43083°W / 51.72417; -56.43083
Administration

Saddle Island is a small island containing an abandoned settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Saddle Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
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