Close to Orrisdale, this monument is a Bronze Age burial mound and easy to access via a public footpath though it is on a working farm with livestock. Having crossed …
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The Monks’ Bridge is a narrow 12th century packhorse double-arched bridge paved with quartz cobbles which spans the Silverburn river immediately north of Rushen Abbey and adjacent to the mill …
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The Drinking Dragon at the southeast corner of the Calf of Man. Known also as ‘the Burroo’ which is Manx for ‘the Berg’ (as in iceberg). Some people say it …
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“In memory of our ancestors, who, through long ages, came to this well and here, in simple faith, made prayers and vows with humble offerings.” So this became a holy …
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Though only part of the mound remains, it is probably a Bronze Age burial site which was reused for Christian or pagan inhumations in the medieval period; its name though …
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At 20m in diameter and 4m high, Broogh Fort is almost hidden from the road by hedgerow but on seeing the monument notice on a field gate and entering, it’s …
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A lovely scene at Maughold with a traditional Manx thatched cottage and perhaps a mucklagh giark (hen house) to the side as some hens are pecking away at the ground. …
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Excursion Notes following a Visit to South Barrule 20 August 1936: The name Barrule comes from the very ancient custom of Watch and Ward. The name is Scandinavian “Vordufjall.” Wardfell …