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The summit is marked with a trig point. The range operated between and Sulby Glen was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Jurby Prison redirects here. German is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. It formerly included Peel, where St Germans Cathedral is located. It includes most of the village of St Johns, where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel. Jurby is a parish in Michael Sheading in the Isle of Man and has, according to the census, residents. It was opened in on acre of land acquired by the Air Ministry in , under the control of No.
It is the largest transport museum on the island. The museum is based in a former aircraft hangar. Sulby Bridge was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Lezayre is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies central and north in the Isle of Man. The parish is bounded by Michael and Ballaugh to the west, Andreas and Bride to the north, the town of Ramsey and the parishes of Lonan and Maughold to the east, and Braddan to the south. Its area is about 57 sqkm. Snaefell Summit Station is the upper terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man and is served by the tramway of the same name.
Bungalow Station more commonly The Bungalow is the only intermediate station on the Isle of Mans Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line.
The Bungalow, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the Snaefell Mountain Railway in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
Brandywell is situated between the 31st Milestone and 32nd Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B10 Sartfield Road in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man. Lezayre was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of the same name in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Peel Road was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the area known as Poortown in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. Ballig is a small hamlet of a few houses situated between the 8th Milestone and 9th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course between Ballacraine and Glen Helen.
Glenfaba is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It lies on the west of the island and consists of the parishes of German and Patrick. Historically, Glenfaba also included the parish of Marown toward the centre of the island.
Geographically the area also includes the town of Peel which is administered separately. The only significant settlement in the sheading is St Johns, where the Tynwald ceremony takes place.
The Diocese of the Isles, also known as the Diocese of Sodor, was one of the thirteen dioceses of medieval Scotland. The original seat of the bishopric appears to have been at Peel, on St Patricks Isle, where indeed it continued to be under English overlordship; the Bishopric of the Isles as it was after the split was relocated to the north, firstly Snizort and then Iona. Peel is a town on the Isle of Man, in the parish of German. It is sometimes called the only "city" on the island, because it is the home of the islands cathedral.
It is the third largest town on the island after Douglas and Ramsey but the fourth largest settlement, as Onchan has the second largest population but is classified as a village. St Patricks Isle is a small island off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins.
The ancient cathedral was left to decay in the 18th century, never to be rebuilt. The islands steep and rocky edges made it an ideal defensive outpost. It is said to be the place where St Patrick first set foot in the Isle of Man and was consequently named after him. The cathedral is also one of the parish churches in the parish of the West Coast which includes the town of Peel, and was built It was made the cathedral by Act of Tynwald in It is commonly referred to as simply QE2 and teaches the years as well as a sixth form for years It is dedicated to the local history of Peel.
Peel Station was a terminus on the Isle of Man Railway; it served the city of Peel in the Isle of Man and was the final stopping place on a line that ran between Douglas and the city. It was part of the islands first railway line.
Mountain Mile is an approximate 1. The Foxdale Railway was a narrow gauge branch line which ran from St. Johns to Foxdale on the Isle of Man. Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre lying in the north of the Isle of Man. It is one of three parishes along with Bride and Lezayre in the sheading of Ayre.
The small parish of Bride is located to the North-East at around 2. Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island, in the parish of Andreas and the sheading of Ayre. Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man. Garff is one of the six sheadings in the Isle of Man. It is on the east of the island and consists of the parishes of Lonan and Maughold, the village of Laxey and the district of Onchan.
Historically, Onchan was in the sheading of Middle. The area is dominated by the Keppel Hotel or Creg-ny-Baa pub. Ramsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7, according to the census. It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queens Pier. It was formerly one of the main points of communication with Scotland. Ramsey has also been a route for several invasions by Vikings and Scots.
It was built in fields between Andreas and Bride. As was common practice, the Station was named after the parish in which it was situated. Ramsey Station was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man and was final stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Johns and this station, being the railways headquarters. It has a population of about The River Dhoo flows through the village. Knockaloe railway station served Knockaloe internment camp in the Isle of Man between and It is used mostly by a gliding club, but is also home to a small number of privately owned light aircraft. Ramsey is the third-largest town on the Isle of Man. It is set on the coast with a magnificent backdrop of the North Barrule hills. The town has a long promenade, a busy working harbour and a wealth of small specialty shops.
Ramsey also has the Mooragh Park, 40 acres of gardens and a fine boating lake with a lakeside cafeteria. Crosby Station was an intermediate stop on the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Crosby in the Isle of Man and was a stopping place on a line that ran between Douglas and Peel. The Ramsey Quayside Railway was an extension off the ex-Manx Northern Railway from the station at Ramsey and ran along the quayside to the market square.
The road was re-engineered in recent years. Queens Drive is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Marown is a parish of the Isle of Man in the sheading of Middle. Historically it was in the sheading of Glenfaba. The wheel stands in the washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately metres south of the larger Laxey Wheel. The Laxey Browside Tramway was a water operated two-car system that transported passengers up the hillside to the Laxey water wheel on the Isle of Man.
Consisting of two open cars that operated opposite ends of the small line, it was powered by the water that was also used to turn the mighty water wheel. The tramway was opened in , but closed in Middle is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Braddan, Marown and Santon or Santan. It lies to the east of the island.
Historically it consisted of Braddan, Santan and Onchan. Glen Vine is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of Marown. The village is also a point on the Isle of Man TT course. Laxey is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. Braddan is an elongated parish in the sheading of Middle in the Isle of Man, stretching from the parishes of Michael and Lezayre in the north, bordering on the parishes of German, Marown and Onchan in the middle and bordering on Santon in the south.
The name Braddan is another form of Brendan,. This article is about Foxdale village in the Isle of Man. There is also a Foxdale in Queensland, Australia. Strang is a hamlet on the Isle of Man. It lies just outside Douglas, the main town on the island, and also contains the islands only general hospital. It is almost joined to Douglas by the A1 road. The hamlet has no church or chapel, but does lie near a bigger village which does have a church. This village is named Union Mills.
Ballabeg is a village on the Isle of Man. The name Ballabeg derives from the Manx which means small homestead; although the spelling is different, it is pronounced the same as the English name. Ballabeg dates to at least when a Ballabegg was recorded on the Castle Rushen Manorial Roll, under the ownership of Furness Abbey.
Bride, named after St. Brigid, is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies in the extreme north of the Isle of Man. The parish lies to the east of Andreas and to the north of Lezayre, bordering the sea to the north and east.
The parish covers an area of about 9 sqmi and contains the village of Bride or Kirk Bride. The racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald. Four-Inch Course is a road-racing circuit first used for the Tourist Trophy Race for racing automobiles. The races were held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald.
The name of the course derives from the regulations for the Tourist Trophy adopted by the Royal Automobile Club which limited the engines of the competing automobiles to a cylinder diameter of four inches. Manx National Glens is a collective term for a series of glens in the Isle of Man.
The island country is renowned for its natural beauty and its "pocket sized" scenic natural glens. The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man that was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world. Bray Hill was formerly a country lane known as the Great Hill during the time of the ownership of the Duke of Atholl.
Groudle, a glen on the outskirts of Onchan on the Isle of Man, is formed in a valley leading to the sea at the small port of the same name. It was a remote hamlet boasting only a handful of small cottages until linked to the Manx Electric Railway in , at which time it was developed as a tourist attraction. Whereas most glens are formed naturally, it was a conscious effort by the owners to provide part of the attraction to the Victorian visitor by being able to inspect a wide variety of trees, something which is still evident today.
At the beach there were bowling and croquet greens, a mill, crofters cottages and a bridge accessing the Howstrake Holiday Camp which was on the adjacent headland. At the point where the pack-horse road crosses the railway line there is an old lime kiln from which the intermediate railway station also takes its name.
Quarterbridge Crossing was the first major crossing point of the Isle of Man Railways first line to Peel and was opened in , closing in with the rest of the line. Onchan, is a parish in the Isle of Man. It is in the sheading of Garff, but was formerly in the sheading of Middle. Onchan, is a village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Although administratively a village, it has the second largest population on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.
Maughold is a village and parish in the Isle of Man. It is named for Maughold, the islands patron saint. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of the Isle of Man official and Elan Vannin football teams.
The stadium has a capacity of about 3, The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam crane that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, for the loading and unloading of vessels. It was built by Cowans, Sheldon of Carlisle. It was in action until the s. Ballakermeen High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school based on a single site in Douglas, on the Isle of Man.
The Upper Douglas Cable Tramway was a tram line serving all points between the southern end of the promenade and the upper part of the town of Douglas in the Isle of Man. It opened on 15 August and closed on 19 August Majestic Halt is a request stop on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man and is the third stopping place on the line.
Headland Station was the temporary terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man between and , after which time the line was reinstated to its original terminus at. It also served as the terminus between and The theatre was built in to the designs of architect Frank Matcham, as an opera house and theatre.
It was built within the structure of the former Pavilion, an entertainment hall that had been constructed six years earlier. The line is undulating and passes through areas of scenic beauty. Many visitors take an excursion on the trams.
The South Barrule is the highest hill in the south of the Isle of Man. It has the remains of a fort on its summit, which is traditionally the home of the Manx god of the sea Mannanan beg mac y Leir. The hill is largely surrounded by conifer plantations.
On the south western slope of the hill the Cringle Reservoir was formed to supply water to the southern part of the island. South Barrules ancient name was Warfield or Wardfell. The Lord of Mann is represented by a Lieutenant Governor, but its foreign relations and defence are the responsibility of the British Government.
Bees Head in Cumbria. The executive head is the Chief Minister. The Nunnery is an estate outside Douglas on the Isle of Man, named after a religious foundation on the site, at. Sita was awarded the contract to design build and operate the incinerator by the Isle of Man Government. The incinerator is located on an old disused landfill and has a capacity to treat 60, tonnes of municipal waste in addition to clinical and animal waste. In order to accomplish this the facility actually incorporates two separate incinerators.
The facility uses moving grate technology. The former Priory of Douglas was a monastery of nuns on the Isle of Man, which, according to local tradition, was founded by St. Brigid of Ireland in the 5th century. It was the only enclosed religious order for women on the island. Established in the traditions of Celtic Christianity, the community later came under the Rule of Saint Benedict and joined the Cistercian Order, which spread from France throughout the British Isles during the 12th century.
Mount Murray is a hill often referred to simply as The Mount, located on the northern border of Santon, Marown and Braddan parishes on the Isle of Man. Douglas Railway Station is the main terminus of the Isle of Man Railway and is located at the landward end of the quay in Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man.
It was once the hub for now closed lines to Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale. The Loch Promenade Construction Railway was a temporary railway on the Isle of Man which ran along the southerly end of the majestic promenade at Douglas as part of the extensive widening scheme that took place at the start of the twentieth century.
Running to a broad gauge and carrying a self-propelled crane it assisted in the reclamation of land which now forms the outer walkway of the promenade. In background are the remnants of two longhouses, c. The Isle of Man Sea Terminal is the arrival and departure point for all passenger and car ferries operating to and from the Isle of Man and is located in Douglas, the islands capital. It is operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates year-round sailings to Heysham, and seasonal sailings to Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin in the summer and Birkenhead at weekends in the winter.
Douglas is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 28, people. It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and a sweeping bay of two miles. The River Douglas forms part of the towns harbour and main commercial port. Newtown is a community within the parish of Santon, Isle of Man. To the northern part of the community lies Mount Murray and to the north-west the Broogh Fort - an iron age fort dating from the 13th century.
The Grand Union Camera Obscura is an unusual building which, via methods of light and mirrors, reflects images of the surrounding area onto large white screens within the dark confines of the building. The apparatus used is called a camera obscura. It is one of the many attractions that sprouted up on Douglas Head in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This is slightly unusual since Malew and Santon are in different sheadings. It forms part of the sole remaining section of the railway which once served a 46 mile network across the island. Santon is a parish of the Isle of Man. It has an area of approximately 8 sqmi and is the islands smallest parish, located in the sheading of Middle which is composed of the parishes of Braddan, Marown and Santon.
The parish is now popularly known as Santon instead of the older Santan. Port Soderick is a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach.
In latter years there have been various attempts to rejuvenate the area, all of which have been unsuccessful to date. Ronague is a tiny hamlet in the south of the Isle of Man, in the parish of Arbory. In consists of an old chapel, several houses and some farms.
It lies to the north of the villages of Ballabeg and Colby, west of the hamlet of Grenaby and south of the hill South Barrule. Cronk ny Merriu is one of the remains of promontory forts in the Isle of Man. Close to Port Grenaugh, this site dates back almost 2, years.
The bank and ditch of Iron Age date created a defensive promontory fort at Cronk ny Merriu. Later, a rectangular building of Norse style and layout stood here, part of a system of coastal lookout posts.
Port Grenaugh is a bay in the Isle of Man at the end of Glen Grenaugh, Santon and the mouth of Graces stream which originates in the Newtown area of the parish by Ballakissack farm.
Arbory is a parish in the Isle of Man. The name is derived from "Kirk Cairbre". It forms part of the sheading of Rushen in the south of the island, and its main settlements are Colby and Ballabeg. Arbory parish has a population of 1, Malew is a parish in the Isle of Man.
It is in the sheading of Rushen together with the neighbouring parishes of Rushen and Arbory. Ballasalla; is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. The village was built mostly from the ruins of the nearby Rushen Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century. Ballakilpheric is a small parish on a hillside above the village of Colby, Isle of Man. It consists of a grey Methodist chapel situated at the top of a hill, as well as a few residential properties.
Colby is a small village in the south of the Isle of Man in the parish of Arbory. It lies on the A7 road between the towns of Castletown and Port Erin and close to the similarly sized village of Ballabeg.
Ballabeg Station is a diminutive request stop near the village of Ballabeg in the south of the Isle of Man. It forms part of the sole remaining section of the former network which covered 46 miles across the island. A further station of this name also appears on the Manx Electric Railway to the north, see Ballabeg Tram Station for further details. Passengers wishing to board the train here can signal the driver to stop the train; to alight from the train the guard must be notified in advance.
Colby Station is a small station on the southern edge of the village of Colby in the south of the Isle of Man served by the Isle of Man Railway; it forms part of the sole remaining section of the network which once covered over 46 miles island-wide. It is located in the south of the island at Ronaldsway near Castletown, 6 NM southwest of Douglas, the islands capital.
Along with the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, it is one of the two main gateways to the island. The airport has scheduled services to the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Jersey. The Manx Aviation and Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the military on the Isle of Man.
The museum is open at the weekends throughout the year and every day from late May to the end of September. Visits at other times and guided tours can be arranged by appointment.
Entry to the museum is free. The Museum was opened on Remembrance Day Derbyhaven is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of Malew, Isle of Man.
It is located on the isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula to the rest of the island, on the bay of the same name, and also on Castletown Bay on the other side of the isthmus. Castletown Railway Station is an intermediate station on the Isle of Man Railway on the Isle of Man forming part of sole remaining section of the once extensive network that operated across the island. The station is the busiest of the railways intermediate stations, being the closest to a number of local visitor attractions.
In peak season service trains often pass here, making the station one of the railways more active stopping places. The station occupies a site within walking distance of the main town and is in close proximity to the local playing fields. St Michaels Isle, popularly referred to as Fort Island, is an island of the Isle of Man in Malew parish, noted for its attractive ruins.
It covers an area of 5. The island itself is made of rocky slate and the soil is very acidic. Castletown is a town geographically within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man but administered separately.
Lying at the south of the island, it was the Manx capital until The centre of town is dominated by Castle Rushen, a well-preserved castle. It is located across the street from Castle Rushen in Castletown, the former capital of the Isle of Man, in the south of the island.
The building was used as the House of Keys from until , when the parliament was moved to Douglas. The closest town is Port Erin. The placename translates from the Manx as "Port of the Heads". Rushen, formerly Kirk Christ Rushen, is a parish in the sheading of the same name in the Isle of Man. The parish is a fishing and agricultural district at the south-westernmost point of the island.
The parish is one of three in the sheading of Rushen. The other two are Arbory and Malew. Langness is a peninsula which protrudes nearly two kilometres from the south eastern extremity of the Isle of Man.
Signifying a cape or extended promontory, Langness literally means long promontory in Old Norse. At one time an island, Langness was eventually joined to the mainland by the movement and deposition of material along Castletown Bay to form a tombolo. The small community of Derbyhaven is situated on this strip of land which lies close to Castletown, Isle of Man.
It forms part of the sole remaining section of the railway which once covered a network of some 46 miles across the island. Until there were termini at both Peel and Ramsey in the west and north of the island respectively. The Port Erin Railway Museum in the village of Port Erin in the Isle of Man is a small display that shows the history of the Isle of Man Railway through exhibits and visual displays which chart the history of the railway from its opening in until the present day, covering the now-closed lines that served Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale as well as the remaining line to Port Erin to which it forms part of the southern terminus.
The Port Erin Breakwater Railway was a construction line built in Port Erin on the Isle of Man in and had the distinction of being the first steam railway on the island, as well as the only Broad Gauge line. The locomotive was named Henry Brougham Loch after the then lieutenant governor of the island. Some photographs exist of the construction and locomotive but it is not known what became of any of the stock and assumed that it was returned to the UK upon completion of the project.
Port St Mary is a village district located in the south of the Isle of Man. The village takes its name from the former Chapel of St Mary which is thought to have overlooked Chapel Bay in the village.
Its population is 1, according to the census. Dreswick point lies at the southwestern tip of the Langness Peninsula in the south-east of the Isle of Man, some two kilometres from Castletown. Mull Hill is a small hill at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Mull Circle or Meayll Circle.
Spanish Head is a promontory on the southwestern coast of the Isle of Man, rising over m from sea level. The Solway Harvester is a scallop dredger from Kirkcudbright, Scotland which sank off the coast of Ramsey, Isle of Man in heavy storms on 11 January with the loss of all seven crew members. The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland.
It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. By far the largest is Big Scare. There is a small outlying rock to its west and three companion islets called the Little Scares are about 1 km to the north east. Cairngaan, Dumfries and Galloway, is the southmost settlement in Scotland. The hamlet of Cairngaan lies just north of the Mull of Galloway on the B, after a turn-off from the B road. The village is at the extreme end of the B; as the road comes from an area that is already remote and goes only to this village, it can be said that the only reason to travel it is to experience what it is like to be at Scotlands most southerly settlement.
As a result of Cairngaans southernly location, the town lies south of the English settlements of Newcastle, Sunderland and Carlisle. Isle of Whithorn is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn,, is a former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, with which the Isle of Whithorn is frequently incorrectly amalgamated or confused. It lies about thirteen miles south of Wigtown.
Glasserton is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the Machars peninsula, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish is about 8 mi in length, varying in breadth from 1 to 3 mi, and contains 13, acre. Maidenkirk is a small settlement in Galloway, Scotland, located approximately 17 mi south of Stranraer. Kirkmaiden is a parish in the Rinns of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately coterminous with the original pre-Reformation parish.
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland. Whithorn Priory is a medieval abbey that also served as a cathedral and is located in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown.
The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa: Monreith House is a category A listed Georgian mansion located 1.
The new house replaced the now-ruined Myrton Castle on the estate. The grounds of the house are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens, and are classed as "outstanding" in five out of six categories. Britain and Ireland are the two main islands of an archipelago, the British Isles, just northwest of the European mainland.
The archipelago also includes many smaller islands, one of which is the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man. The Channel Islands are also Crown dependencies so they are included here even though they are not geographically part of the archipelago; they lie just off the French coast.
Port William is a small fishing village in the area of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It is surrounded by the hamlets of Elrig, Mochrum and Monreith. Port Nessock Bay is now all that remains of the western end of a strait that in post-glacial times separated the main part of what is now the Rinns of Galloway from three smaller islands to its south. There was a ruined pier in the bay in , at which time kelp and samphire were gathered on the coast to the south.
Located in the Machars peninsula, it is about 3 mi north of Port William. It lies in the west of the Machars peninsula in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers acre, and is approximately 10 mi in length and 5 mi miles in breadth. It is centred on the eponymous village of Mochrum. Garlieston is the closed terminus of the Garlieston branch of Wigtownshire Railway; running from a junction at Millisle.
It served the coastal village and harbour of Garlieston in Wigtownshire. The Garlieston branch, together with the rest of the Wigtownshire Railway, closed completely in Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Garlieston is a small planned coastal village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland.
It was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, later 6th Earl of Galloway. Ardwell is a village in the Scottish unitary council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the shores of Luce Bay in the southern part of the Rhins of Galloway. The A road to Drummore or the Mull of Galloway passes through the village. The only other street is Ardwell Park, a street of new houses. Kirkinner is a village in the Machars, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. About 3 mi southwest of Wigtown, it is bounded on the east by the bay of Wigtown, along which it extends for about three miles, and on the north by the river Bladnoch.
Its coastline falls entirely within the modern administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway though historically it was shared between Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.
Located around 14 km west of Wigtown on the Machars peninsula, it is in the parish of Mochrum in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. It has also been known as Low Ardwell. Little Ross is a small island with a lighthouse in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig. Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county and lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland.
Until , Wigtownshire was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. Wigtown is a committee area of Dumfries and Galloway Council. Its boundaries are similar to those of the former Wigtown district of the Dumfries and Galloway region, created in The region became a unitary council area in Auchenmalg is a small hamlet situated on Luce Bay in Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Nearby towns include Auchinleck, Bargrennan, and Challoch. Kirkinner is a village in the Machars, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. About 3 mi southwest of Wigtown, it is bounded on the east by the bay of Wigtown, along which it extends for about three miles, and on the north by the river Bladnoch. In this they state that:. Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown is a registration county and lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland.
Until , Wigtownshire was one of the administrative counties used for local government purposes, and is now administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
Wigtown is a committee area of Dumfries and Galloway Council. Its boundaries are similar to those of the former Wigtown district of the Dumfries and Galloway region, created in The region became a unitary council area in Auchenmalg is a small hamlet situated on Luce Bay in Wigtownshire, Scotland.
Auchenmalg consists of a village hall, a public house called the Cock Inn, and a caravan park called. The Cock Inn is the second-oldest pub in Scotland. It forms part of the boundary between the counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. Creetown is a small seaport town in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, which forms part of the Galloway in the Dumfries and Galloway council area in south-west Scotland.
Its population is about people. It is situated near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 mi. The town was originally named Ferrytown of Cree. Port William is a small fishing village in the area of Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It is surrounded by the hamlets of Elrig, Mochrum and Monreith. Monreith House is a category A listed Georgian mansion located 1.
The new house replaced the now-ruined Myrton Castle on the estate. The grounds of the house are included in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens, and are classed as "outstanding" in five out of six categories.
Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It lies on the A75 road between Stranraer and Newton Stewart. Old Luce is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies in the Machars peninsula, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire.
The parish is around 10 mi long and 8 mi broad, and contains acre. Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century.
It is located beside Wigtown Bay on the Galloway coast of south-west Scotland, around 4. It is a category A listed building. Garlieston is the closed terminus of the Garlieston branch of Wigtownshire Railway; running from a junction at Millisle. It served the coastal village and harbour of Garlieston in Wigtownshire. The Garlieston branch, together with the rest of the Wigtownshire Railway, closed completely in Cairnholy is the site of two Neolithic chambered tombs. It is located 4 kilometres east of the village of Carsluith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
The tombs are in the care of Historic Scotland. Garlieston is a small planned coastal village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It was founded in the mid 18th century by Lord Garlies, later 6th Earl of Galloway. It is on the lower part of the Kirkdale Estate.
Barholm Castle is a tower house located five miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. The tower dates back to the late 15th century, and has been recently restored from a roofless state into a family home. Located at, Barholm was a stronghold of a branch of the McCulloch family. New Luce is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies in the traditional county of Wigtownshire, and is about 10 mi in length and 5 mi in breath, being the upper part of the original Glenluce Parish.
New Luce is shown as a civil parish on John Ainslies county map of It is home to the most extensive area of open moorland in Galloway, and has been designated as a biosphere reserve.
Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The modern village grew up around the west gate of Dunragit House, an 18th-century country house, though there is evidence of Neolithic settlement in the area.
Rispain Camp is the remains of a fortified farmstead 1 mile west of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is one of the major Iron Age archaeological sites in Scotland. Whithorn is a former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. The town was the location of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, Candida Casa: Whithorn Priory is a medieval abbey that also served as a cathedral and is located in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway.
Glasserton is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the Machars peninsula, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish is about 8 mi in length, varying in breadth from 1 to 3 mi, and contains 13, acre. Its coastline falls entirely within the modern administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway though historically it was shared between Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. Loup of Kilfeddar is a waterfall of Scotland near New Luce, a village in the Scottish unitary council area of Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland.
It is a main source of the towns water supply and a waterway for salmon to leap on their way upstream. The river flows through Gatehouse of Fleet before meeting the sea. Anwoth lies a mile to the west of Gatehouse of Fleet. Saulseat or Soulseat Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Wigtownshire, Galloway, in the Gaelic-speaking south-west of Scotland. It was regarded as the first and the senior Premonstratensian house in the Kingdom of Scotland.
The name comes from the Gaelic word Sabhal, a word with many religious and monastic connotations. Perhaps because of Anglophone folk etymology, the name came to imply a connection to both Saul and the soul, taking the Latin form Sedes Animarum.
The site of Soulseat Abbey is on the promontory of a loch with a very narrow isthmus, thus perhaps fitting the description. The Premonstratensian establishment certainly occurred before the death of King Fergus of Galloway, which took place in Probably because of the abbeys cultural isolation from Lowland Scotland, almost none of the abbots are known by name before the 15th century.
It is known though that the abbey suffered devastation from wars in the 14th century. Control of the abbey became secularized in the 15th century, and even more so after the Scottish Reformation. In , it was taken over by the parsonage of Portpatrick. In AD an old Cardoness Castle was noted in records, when a Nicholas de Kerdenes and his wife Cicely were in dispute with the monastery at Dundrennan over Cicelys dowry - the litigation went on for over 20 years.
Nicholas was probably descended from one of a number of Anglo-Norman lords who were persuaded by the King of Scotland to settle in the area in an attempt to reduce the power of the Lords of Galloway. The newcomers were well advised to build strong castles and many of these fortresses survive. Inch is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
It lies on the shore of Loch Ryan, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Aird is a village in the Scottish council area of Dumfries and Galloway, four kilometres from Stranraer.
Isle of Whithorn is one of the most southerly villages and seaports in Scotland, lying on the coast north east of Burrow Head, about three miles from Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn,, is a former royal burgh in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, with which the Isle of Whithorn is frequently incorrectly amalgamated or confused.
It lies about thirteen miles south of Wigtown. Sandhead is a small village in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. It overlooks Luce Bay, 7 miles south of Stranraer.
The old main road, named "Main Street", runs through the village, but the A now bypasses it with a narrow and twisting carriageway. The village developed as a strip village with a smithy and a school by , and the bay was used for landing lime and later coal. The Islands of Fleet are a group of small islands in Galloway, Scotland. There are three main islands.
There is a park called Garries Park. Along the road there is a castle called Cardoness Castle. Near the town there are beaches at Carrick and Sandgreen, and the Cream o Galloway visitor attraction. There is good rock climbing at the Clints of Dromore near the old Gatehouse of Fleet railway station. By far the largest is Big Scare. There is a small outlying rock to its west and three companion islets called the Little Scares are about 1 km to the north east.
Ardwell is a village in the Scottish unitary council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the shores of Luce Bay in the southern part of the Rhins of Galloway.
The A road to Drummore or the Mull of Galloway passes through the village. The only other street is Ardwell Park, a street of new houses.
Stoneykirk is an area and a village in the heart of the Rhins of Galloway, Wigtownshire, in the District Council Region of Dumfries and Galloway south west Scotland nearly ten miles in length and three and a half miles in breadth, bounded on the east by the bay of Luce, and on the west by the Irish Channel, 5 mi south of Stranraer.
It has also been known as Low Ardwell. Port Nessock Bay is now all that remains of the western end of a strait that in post-glacial times separated the main part of what is now the Rinns of Galloway from three smaller islands to its south.
There was a ruined pier in the bay in , at which time kelp and samphire were gathered on the coast to the south. Maidenkirk is a small settlement in Galloway, Scotland, located approximately 17 mi south of Stranraer. Kirkmaiden is a parish in the Rinns of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately coterminous with the original pre-Reformation parish.
It lies 5 miles south-west of Kirkcudbright and 6 miles south of Gatehouse of Fleet. Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 3 km north-north west of Kirkcudbright and 6 km east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Part of the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the 19th century, today it is in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
The Mull of Galloway is the southernmost point of Scotland. It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. Balmangan Tower is a ruined 16th-century tower house situated near Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway.
Cairngaan, Dumfries and Galloway, is the southmost settlement in Scotland. The hamlet of Cairngaan lies just north of the Mull of Galloway on the B, after a turn-off from the B road. The village is at the extreme end of the B; as the road comes from an area that is already remote and goes only to this village, it can be said that the only reason to travel it is to experience what it is like to be at Scotlands most southerly settlement.
As a result of Cairngaans southernly location, the town lies south of the English settlements of Newcastle, Sunderland and Carlisle. Kirkcudbright Castle, was a castle that was located on the banks of the River Dee, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
From there, the Dee flows 15 mi southwards to Kirkcudbright, and into Kirkcudbright Bay to reach the Solway. The distance is just over 38 mi in total. Together with its tributaries, the Dees total catchment area is over sqmi. Kirkcudbright, is a town and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, of which it is traditionally the county town, within the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
It opened in , and closed in Little Ross is a small island with a lighthouse in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is next to Meikle Ross on the mainland, which is a headland, and there are two small rocks off it, Sugarloaf and Fox Craig. Kirkcudbright is a small coastal town in South West Scotland.
It is situated in the Dumfries and Galloway area. It was built in fields between Andreas and Bride. As was common practice, the Station was named after the parish in which it was situated.
It is used mostly by a gliding club, but is also home to a small number of privately owned light aircraft. Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre lying in the north of the Isle of Man. It is one of three parishes along with Bride and Lezayre in the sheading of Ayre. The small parish of Bride is located to the North-East at around 2.
Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island, in the parish of Andreas and the sheading of Ayre. It is the largest transport museum on the island. The museum is based in a former aircraft hangar.
Jurby Prison redirects here. Bride, named after St. Brigid, is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies in the extreme north of the Isle of Man. The parish lies to the east of Andreas and to the north of Lezayre, bordering the sea to the north and east. The parish covers an area of about 9 sqmi and contains the village of Bride or Kirk Bride.
Jurby is a parish in Michael Sheading in the Isle of Man and has, according to the census, residents. It was opened in on acre of land acquired by the Air Ministry in , under the control of No.
The range operated between and Sulby Bridge was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. Johns and the northern town or Ramsey. Lezayre was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of the same name in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Sulby Glen was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Sulby in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Ramsey is the third-largest town on the Isle of Man. It is set on the coast with a magnificent backdrop of the North Barrule hills. The town has a long promenade, a busy working harbour and a wealth of small specialty shops. Ramsey also has the Mooragh Park, 40 acres of gardens and a fine boating lake with a lakeside cafeteria.
Ballaugh is a small village on the Isle of Man in the parish of the same name. It is the only village in the parish. Ramsey Station was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the town of Ramsey in the Isle of Man and was final stopping place on a line that ran between St. Johns and this station, being the railways headquarters.
Ramsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7, according to the census. It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queens Pier. It was formerly one of the main points of communication with Scotland. Ramsey has also been a route for several invasions by Vikings and Scots. Ballaugh was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
The Ramsey Quayside Railway was an extension off the ex-Manx Northern Railway from the station at Ramsey and ran along the quayside to the market square. Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man.
Queens Drive is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Previously the official residence of the Bishop of Sodor and Man, the current Bishopscourt House and estate is now in private ownership. Lezayre is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre and lies central and north in the Isle of Man. The parish is bounded by Michael and Ballaugh to the west, Andreas and Bride to the north, the town of Ramsey and the parishes of Lonan and Maughold to the east, and Braddan to the south.
Its area is about 57 sqkm. Mountain Mile is an approximate 1. Kirk Michael was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. Maughold is a village and parish in the Isle of Man. It is named for Maughold, the islands patron saint. Owned by the Isle of Man Railway whose line crossed the valley by means of a viaduct, this area was once the site of much activity for the holiday maker and Sunday School tripper.
The grounds at Glen Wyllin were developed in the late 19th century upon the arrival of the railway and included a boating lake, merry-go-round, attractions and of course the beach which adjoins it. Today the site is still maintained as a camp site and features a shop, communal showers and toilets, and a childrens play area, all dominated by the two towering pillars which once supported the viaduct carrying the railway line, but it is a shadow of its former self, having been a booming centre for leisure in the halcyon days of tourism on the island, still so fondly remembered by the local Sunday School children and the like.
Bees Head in Cumbria. Michael Sheading is a sheading in the Isle of Man and has, according to the census, 1, residents. It is a mainly agricultural area on the west coast of the island. It is also a House of Keys constituency. West Berk was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served a small area near Kirk Michael in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.
Johns and the northern town of Ramsey. The nearby small hillock at Cronk Urleigh is traditionally thought to be the site of the original Tynwald courts until although the site may have been situated at nearby Rhencullen in Kirk Michael. It is located in the Sheading of Michael and can be climbed from Kirk Michael or Barregarrow to the west, from Brandy Cottage to the south, or from Druidale in the east.
The summit is marked with a trig point. Snaefell Summit Station is the upper terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway on the Isle of Man and is served by the tramway of the same name. Garff is one of the six sheadings in the Isle of Man.
It is on the east of the island and consists of the parishes of Lonan and Maughold, the village of Laxey and the district of Onchan. Historically, Onchan was in the sheading of Middle. Bungalow Station more commonly The Bungalow is the only intermediate station on the Isle of Mans Snaefell Mountain Railway and is located where the main mountain road intersects the line.
The Bungalow, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the Snaefell Mountain Course, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the Snaefell Mountain Railway in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
Brandywell is situated between the 31st Milestone and 32nd Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the primary A18 Mountain Road and the road junction with the secondary B10 Sartfield Road in the parish of Lezayre in the Isle of Man.
German is a parish in the sheading of Glenfaba in the Isle of Man. It formerly included Peel, where St Germans Cathedral is located.
It includes most of the village of St Johns, where the Tynwald ceremony is located. It is a mainly hilly area, apart from a small coastal plain near Peel. The wheel stands in the washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately metres south of the larger Laxey Wheel. The Laxey Browside Tramway was a water operated two-car system that transported passengers up the hillside to the Laxey water wheel on the Isle of Man.
Consisting of two open cars that operated opposite ends of the small line, it was powered by the water that was also used to turn the mighty water wheel. The tramway was opened in , but closed in St Patricks Isle is a small island off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins.
The ancient cathedral was left to decay in the 18th century, never to be rebuilt. The islands steep and rocky edges made it an ideal defensive outpost. It is said to be the place where St Patrick first set foot in the Isle of Man and was consequently named after him. The Diocese of the Isles, also known as the Diocese of Sodor, was one of the thirteen dioceses of medieval Scotland.
The original seat of the bishopric appears to have been at Peel, on St Patricks Isle, where indeed it continued to be under English overlordship; the Bishopric of the Isles as it was after the split was relocated to the north, firstly Snizort and then Iona.
Laxey is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Man. It is dedicated to the local history of Peel. Peel is a town on the Isle of Man, in the parish of German. It is sometimes called the only "city" on the island, because it is the home of the islands cathedral.
It is the third largest town on the island after Douglas and Ramsey but the fourth largest settlement, as Onchan has the second largest population but is classified as a village. The cathedral is also one of the parish churches in the parish of the West Coast which includes the town of Peel, and was built It was made the cathedral by Act of Tynwald in Peel Station was a terminus on the Isle of Man Railway; it served the city of Peel in the Isle of Man and was the final stopping place on a line that ran between Douglas and the city.
It was part of the islands first railway line. It is commonly referred to as simply QE2 and teaches the years as well as a sixth form for years Peel Road was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the area known as Poortown in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St.