Landscape Archives - As Manx as the Hills

Ned Quayle’s Story of the Fairy Pig

December 1, 2023 2.9K views

When I was a little boy, we lived over by …

Chibbyr Karrin & The Corrody

May 14, 2023 2.9K views

Lovely visit last week to the tholtans and well. Blue …

Port Erin 1860s

April 10, 2022 4.6K views

Below is the final chapter from Lancashire Sketches (third edition) …

Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh

June 21, 2021 6.1K views

Bannaghtyn ec yn shass greiney souree shoh. Greetings/Blessings on this …

Rhullick ny Quakeryn

May 7, 2021 6.5K views

We first hear of the Quakers (aka Society of Friends) …

Ben Veg Carraghan

January 26, 2021 5K views

On the Isle of Man, the little red woman of …

Tumulus, Ballaleece

June 20, 2020 4.4K views

Known as ‘the Hump’, this tumulus was recorded in 1930 …

Manx Wild Flowers

April 13, 2020 5.4K views

Not everybody liked the flowers of the country side. My …

Isle of Man OS Map Features on Google Earth

January 25, 2020 4.6K views

The first Ordnance Surveys of the Island were done c.1867-1870 …

A Gift to the Manx Nation & the Maddrells of Ballahane

January 3, 2020 4.9K views

Anyone who delves into Manx history will, at some time, …

King Orry’s Grave

November 27, 2019 4K views

King Orry’s Grave is in two parts, one behind a …

St Michael’s Chapel

November 24, 2019 4.4K views

The chapel on St Michael’s Isle on the Isle of …

The Druid’s Circle

November 23, 2019 3.9K views

Close to Orrisdale, this monument is a Bronze Age burial …

The Monks’ Bridge

November 23, 2019 5.1K views

The Monks’ Bridge is a narrow 12th century packhorse double-arched …

The Drinking Dragon

November 23, 2019 6.1K views

The Drinking Dragon at the southeast corner of the Calf …

The Monks’ Well

November 23, 2019 4.3K views

“In memory of our ancestors, who, through long ages, came …

Hango Hill

September 24, 2019 4.1K views

Though only part of the mound remains, it is probably …

Broogh Fort, Santan

May 25, 2019 3.4K views

At 20m in diameter and 4m high, Broogh Fort is …

Old Maughold

January 23, 2019 2.6K views

A lovely scene at Maughold with a traditional Manx thatched …

Excursion Notes to South Barrule

February 8, 2015 2.6K views

Excursion Notes following a Visit to South Barrule 20 August …

Crosh Molley Mooar & Poyll Vill

February 1, 2015 4K views

These two places – the former meaning the ‘great deceiving …

A Wishing Spot…

July 30, 2014 2.9K views

Overlooking the sea…the groove of rock at Scarlett known as …

Mountains and Hills

July 10, 2014 2.7K views

The Isle of Man contains 12 peaks which stand at …

Crossag or Monks’ Bridge

June 29, 2014 2.7K views

A narrow 13th century packhorse double-arched bridge paved with quartz …

Near the Stack Rock

June 14, 2014 2.2K views

One winter’s night a large ship came into the bay, …

Ellan Sheeant – Sacred Isle

June 14, 2014 2.4K views

The Isle of Man was known to the authors of …

The Three Wonders of Manann – The First

June 14, 2014 2.4K views

Nennius was a Welsh monk of the 9th century who …

The Three Wonders of Manann – The Second

June 14, 2014 3.7K views

Rather unexpectedly both the second and third Wonders are associated …

White Quartz

June 14, 2014 3.2K views

In the Isle of Man, white quartz pebbles were put …

The White Lady of Glencrutchery

June 14, 2014 2.9K views

Glencrutchery, in the parish of Conchan on the Isle of …

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