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Cregneash is a small village in the extreme south of the Isle of Man, about one mile from Port Erin. Much of the village forms a Living Museum dedicated to the preservation of the traditional Manx ways of life. Annual Manx festivals are held in Cregneash and it is home to a flock of the rare four-horned Loaghtan sheep. Read more…
The Old House of Keys is the former meeting place of the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man’s parliament. It is located across the street from Castle Rushen in Castletown, the former capital of the Isle of Man, in the southeast of the island. The building is now a museum and has been restored to its appearance in 1866, which was chosen Read more…
Rushen Abbey was founded in 1134 and is now a heritage centre (part of the ‘Story of Mann’) with a building containing artefacts and telling the history of Rushen Abbey and the surrounding area. The abbey also has some nice garden areas,. Read more…
Castle Rushen is located in the Isle of Man’s historic capital, Castletown, in the southeast of the island. Castle Rushen was built by the Norse King Reginald in the late 1100’s, then enhanced by successive rulers until the 1600s. You can climb the stone spiral staircases to the roof where you can enjoy panoramic views of Castletown and beyond. Inside Read more…
Bradda Head is a rugged headland that shelters Port Erin Bay from the north, rising to a height of 116 m (382 ft). The tower you can see on the top of Bradda Head is Milner’s Tower. This was built in 1871, in honour of William Milner, a Liverpool safe-maker who came to Port Erin to recuperate after illness and Read more…
St. Michael’s Isle is now a small peaceful bird sanctuary and golf course that hides its ferocious past. The island has been the home to a number of big battles defending the island against invading Scots in later years the fort was reinforced in the 1640s to protect against attacks from France and Spain and then later again in the Read more…
Meayll Circle is a chambered cairn on Meayll Hill that is believed to have been built over one thousand years ago. The circle has an 18 ft diameter of 12 burial chambers with six entrance passages leading into each pair of chambers. You get some spectacular views from the hill out to sea and across to Port Erin and Bradda Read more…
Port Erin Railway Museum is at the most southerly stop of the Isle of Man steam railway, just a short walk from Port Erin beachfront. On the platform, you will see the history of the steam-powered railway from its inception in 1873 to the present day including the now redundant lines which used to serve Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale. The Read more…