The UK island where a mysterious humming is driving residents round the bend

A mysterious humming sound in a picturesque UK island has left many locals upset as they say "it's like someone shouting in your face". Residents living in the alleged that the low-frequency humming sound can be heard day and night.

A Facebook page dedicated to the "Hebridean Hum" has been set up where around 200 people from the Isle of Lewis reported hearing the noise. Lauren-Grace Kirtley, who set up the page, said the sound had prevented her from sleeping properly for several weeks. She told the : "It's impossible to ignore - it is like somebody shouting in your face constantly for attention." Dr Kirtley told Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the hum could be heard across Lewis, adding that it was less noticeable in the centre of the island and strongest on the east coast. She said it had been recorded at a low frequency of 50hz.

She added: "It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing.

"I haven't slept a night through for weeks and have problems concentrating. I get a lot of fluttering in my ears. It's making me dizzy and giving me headaches."

Marcus-Hazel McGowan, who has been using amateur radio techniques to try and find the source, said: "It's just trying to narrow it down and hoping nobody loses their mind completely over it."

Mr McGowan, who moved to the island partly because of the peace and quiet it offered his family, has been looking to find the source of the disturbing noise.

He said electricity company SSEN's Battery Point Power Station in Stornoway had been ruled out as a cause, and he believed it was unlikely to be coming from boats.

Mr McGowan told Good Morning Scotland: "It is one of those you cannot escape from."

The local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, said it had received reports relating to low frequency sounds from a small number of islanders.

A spokesperson said: "As with any other reports of this nature the comhairle's environmental health team is investigating and will liaise with those who have reported issues."