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MARY (ST.), a rock at the entrance of Douglas harbour, Isle of Man. The steamer St. George was wrecked on it in 1830.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

MAN, or IsLE of MAN, an island, with adjacent islet of Calf of Man and several skerries, in the Irish. sea; between England, Scotland, and Ireland, nearly equidistant from Liverpool, Greenock, and Belfast. Its centre is in lat. 540 15 N, and long. 4030 W; its N extremity, at Point of Ayre, is 16 miles SSW of Burrow Head, in Scotland; its NE extremity at Manghold Head, is 30 miles W of St. Bees Head, in Cnmberland; its SW extremity, at Calf of Man, is 31 miles SE of Ardglass, in Ireland, and 45 NNE of Holyhead, in Anglesey; and the central point of its E coast, at Peel, is 27 miles SE by E of Lough Straingford, in Ireland. Its outline is proximately oblong, with angular projection at each extremity, and extending from NE by N to SW by S. Its length, from the Point of Ayre to the SW. of the Calf, is 35 miles; its greatest breadth from Ballanayre, N of Peel, to Banks-Howe, is 12½ miles; its circumference is about 80 miles; and its area, inclusive of the Calf, is about 130,800 acres. Its aggregate form may be described, in the words of an old writer, as @ a park in the sea, inpaled with rocks.'' The coast, except in the N, and at the bays of Douglas, Castletown, and Poolvash, consists of rugged and lofty precipices. The interior is divided into two regions by a chain of mountains extending through it. from NE to SW. The chain begins at Manghold Head, with a height of 373 feet; and runs by the watershed of North Barrule, Sneafell, Bein-y-Phot, Garraghan, Greebah, Slieauwhallin, Sonth Barrule, and Cromkna-Irey-Llaa to the W coast N of Fleshwick Bay, with a maximum altitude of 2,024 feet. Side mountain, or spurs, flank considerable portions of the watershed line; a chain of hills, in continuation of the watershed line, runs to the SW extremity of the W coast; heights of considerable altitude beetle over many points of the E and the SE coast, all the way from Manghold Head to the vicinity of Castletown bay; and a summit, 472 feet high, rises on the Calf. The altitudes of the principal summits, named in arithmetical order, are Sneafelll,.2,000 feet; North Barrule, 1,842; Bein-y-Phot, 1,772; Greevah, 1,591: South Barrule, 1,584; Sartel, 1,560; Slieau-chiarn, 1,5333; Garraghen, 1,520; Cronkna-Irey-Llaa,. 1,445: Slieau-Dhoo, 1,139; Slieauwhallin, 1,086; Carrans-Hill, 984; Sliean-y-Carnane, 900; Brada-Hill, 758.; Dun-Howe, 757; Mount Murray, 714; Corrins-Tower, 675: Mull-Hills, 537; Bushels-House, 472; Donglas-Howe, 394; Santon-Head, 392; SpanishHead, 350.; Douglas-Head, 315; Tynwald Hill, 130: the watershed between Douglas and Peel, 126; and the watershed between Port Erin and Port-St. Mary, 81. The Calf is separated by a sound only about 500 yards Wide, and comprises about 800 acres

About three fourths of the island S of a line drawn westward from Ramsey to Sulby and thence sonth-west-ward to near the middle of the W coast, consist of Lower Silurian rocks, comprising all the Cainbrian series below the Upper Silurian. Considerable tracts within that region, particularly at Foxdale oN the E sine of South Barrule, and. at the.Dhoon N of Laxey, consist of granites and trappæan rocks, which, have burst through the schists and greatly contorted their strata. Two tracts at. Peel and in the vicinity of Castletown consist of old red sandstone and conglomerate, resting unconformably on the upturned edges of the clay schist. Aconsiderable tract, in the S around Castletown, consists of carboniferous rocks, chiefly lower carboniferous limestone and shale, but including a remarkable black schistoxe formation, locally called Poolvash black marble-The northern fourth of the island consists mainly of alluvinm, overlying a stratiffied bed of drift gravel; and might all be regarded.as, in some sense, an extensive raised beach. The aggregate rocks, though belonging to so few formations, possess much interest in.their coast-sections, in their lithological character, and in rich stores of carboniferous and pleistocene fossils. Granite is worked at Dun Howe,. clay schist at Spanish Head, limestone flags at Scarlet, and black marble at Poolvash; and iron ore is worked at Maughold Head and South Maughold, copper ore at South Laxey and South Manx, zinc ore at South Laxey,. aNd lead ore at Foxdale, South Laxey, North Laxey, and South Manx. Silver also is obtained at Foxdale, South Laxey, and North Laxey; sulphate of barytes, at Foxdale; and plumbago, in Glen Helen. The produce of worked granite, in 1859, was 7 tons; of worked clay schist, 60 tons; of worked limestone flags, 1,800 tons; of worked black marble, 75 tons; and there was also a produce of calcined limestone, at Ballahot and Port-St. Mary, of many hundred tons. The produce of iron, i, 1860, was s,6650 tons: of copper, 350 tons: of ziNc, 3,181 tons; of lead, 2,677 tons; and of silver, in the previous year, 56,97 4 ounces.

The soils correspond in character with the rocks, and do not present much variety. The total of enclosed and cultivated lands, exclusive of the Calf, is 89,458 acres; of unappropriated commons, 30,788 acres; of waste lands, rocks, and skerries, about 10,000 acres. The general surface looks, on a first approach, to be bare and bleak; yet, from the very edge of the coast-cliffs to a considerable distance up the mountain sides, it is all disposed in corn-fields and pastures. Agriculture was long in a very low condition, but has gradually improved since 1765. The produce formerly was so scanty as barely to suffice for the population, but now is so plentiful as to admit of large exportation. Wheat and beans grow well on the heaviest lands; barley and oats grow well on the sandy portions of the N quarter, and on some portions of the hills; and potatoes are eminently suited to most parts of the N quarter, to the central valley from Douglas to Peal, and to the limestone tract around Castletown. Upwards of 20,000 quarters of wheat, considerable quantities of barley and oats, and from 12,000 to 15,000 tons of potatoes, are annually exported. Poultry, butter, eggs, cattle, horses, and pigs also are increasingly exported; and all the kinds of produce find ready markets at Liverpool and Whitehaven. Sea-weed is largely used for manure; and calcined lime, from the limestone tract around Castletown, is largely employed. Fisheries of herring, cod, ling, and inshore fish employ about 3,800 men and boys, upwards of 600 boats, and about 3,600,000 square yards of netting; and yield, on the average, a produce worth more than £60,000 a year. The herring fisheries employ also about 500 English and Irish boats, with upwards of 3,600 men. The average take of herrings yearly produces about 8,000,000 fish for home consumption, and 32,000,000 fish, or 40,000 barrels for curing. The cod and ling fisheries also are considerable. Lobsters likewise are obtained in such quantity, chiefly on the rocky shores around the Calf, as to be an. article of export. Manufactures, mainly in consequence of the want of coal, are not extensive. Yet woollen goods are produced in the Union mills of Braddan; sailcloths, ropes, and nets, largely at Tromade, near Douglas; paper, soap, and starch, at Laxey and Sulby Glen; and iron ware, at Douglas. The vessels belonging to Man at the beginning of 1864 were 278 small sailing-Vessels, of aggregately 6,817 tons; 49 large sailing-vessels, of aggregately 4,161 tons; and 3 steam-Vessels, of aggregately 839 tons The Vessels which entered in 1863 were 5 British sailingVessels, of aggregately 1,098 tons, from British colonies; 5 British sailing-Vessels, of aggregately 809 tons, from foreign countries; 28 foreign sailing-vessels, of aggregately 3,495 tons, from foreign countries; 1,607 sailing* vessels, of aggregately 99,942 tons, coastwise; and 96 steam-vessels, of aggregately 20,503 tons, coastwise. The Vessels which cleared in 1863 were 2 British sailingessels, of jointly 500 tons, to British colonies; 8 British sailing-vessels, of aggregately 1,010 tons, to foreign countries; 25 foreign sailing-vessels, of aggregately 2,789 tons, to foreign countries; 783 sailing-vessels, of aggregately 55,585 tons, coastwise; and 80 steam-vessels, of aggregately 17,037 tons, coastwise. The amount of customs in 1862 was £23,647 at Douglas, and £4,689 at Ramsey. The island is divided politically into two sections, N and S; each section is divided into 3 sheadings; the sheadings are subdivided into 17 parishes; the parishes are subdivided into 180 treens; and each treen is subdivided into 4 quarterlands. Each section has its own demister, or judge; each sheading, its coroner or sheriff, and its lockmen or deputies; each parish, its captain, summer, and moar; and each treen had formerly a chapel or an oratory. The island is independent of the imperial parliament; has its own laws, courts of law, and law officers; and is not affected by any writ of chancery or other English court, unless the writ obtain the sanction of its own courts. The supreme court consists of the LientenantGovernor, the Council, and the Keys; bears the name of the Tynwald court; may be convoked by the LieutenantGovernor at any time of need for legislative business; and forms acts which, w hen sanctioned by the Queen in council, and proclaimed in Manx and English on Tynwald-hill in the centre of the island, have the force of law. The Lieutenant-Governor is appointed by the Crown, represents the sovereign, sits as chancellor in his court, and is captain-general of the military forces of the island. The Council also is appointed by the Crown; consists of the bishop, the archdeacon, the clerk of the rolls, the attorney-general, the receiver-general, the water-bailiff, and the vicar-general; and, in consequence of their always taking part in the business of the legislature, practically includes likewise the deemsters. The clerk of the rolls has the custody of the records, and enters all pleas; the attorney-general sits in all courts for the Crown, and is public prosecutor; the receivergeneral has charge of the revenue, and makes payment of salaries; the water-bailiff is practically the admiral of the island, and holds admiralty courts; the vicar-general is the bishop's official; and the deemsters are the judges, and are regarded by the natives as having derived their office from the ancient Druids. The Key s are the lower house of the legislature; consist of twenty-four natives, gentlemen of property; hold their office for life; arc each appointed, on a vacancy, by the lieutenant-governor, from a leet of two presented by the remaining twentythree; have appellate jurisdiction in civil causes; and are supposed to derive their name of Keys from three Manx words signifying "four-and-twenty.'' The revenue is derived from import duties, royalties of mines and quarries, lord's rent, and £500 of the commuted tythes; and amounts to somewhat more than £32,000 a year. The expenditure comprises about £8,000 on that civil establishment, about £3,900 in the customs department, and £2,300 for public works; and the balance goes to the consolidated fund of the United Kingdom as interest on £416,114 paid in 1825, to the fourth Duke o f Athole, for all his rights and interest in the island.

The postal department is independent of the local revenne arrangements; and is well ramified, and very efficient. Regular communication, by s team-vessels, is enjoyed. with Liverpool, Fleetwood, Whitehaven, Silloth, Glasgow, and Dublin. A telegraphic cable connects Point Cranstal, 4 miles N of Ramsey, with St. Bees in Cumberland; and wires go from it to Ramsey and Douglas. Many EngliSh families, attracted by the amenities of the island, and by motives of economy, haVe settled in it as permanent residents; and great numbers resort to it in summer for excursions through it, for rustication, and for sea-bathing. The cost of provisions in it iS Very much lower than in Great Britain and Ireland; house-rent, especially in the rural parts, is moderate; house-tax, income-tax, poor's-rates, carriage-licences, and tolls are unknown; and the hire of carriages, cars, or horses, is comparatively cheap. The currency is now assimilated to that of England; yet the copper coinage continues to be stamped with the Manx arms. Notes of one-pound and five-pounds, secured by guarantees on land, are issued by local banks-Curions ancient manners and customs continued to prevail till the era of steam communication; but have now, in main degree, disappeared; yet many superstitions observances and notions, some of them supposed to date from the times of Druidism, still survive. The Manx language, a dialect of the Celtic, very closely allied to the Gaelic and the Erse, is still spoken by the natives; but, as a spoken language, is not unlikely to become extinct in another generation. It was used in most of the parish churches, so late as about 1835, on three Sundays out of every four; but is now entirely out of use. A curions Manx literature, chiefly of ballads on sacred subjects, exists in manuscript, and may be found in rural cottages and farm-houses; a scanty Manx literature, chiefly of a fee poems, exists in print; a Manx prayer-book was printed in 1762, and a Manx Bible in 1772; a Manx grammar, which had become very scarce, was republished about 1855; and both a dictionary of Manx and English and a triglot dictionary of Manx, Gaelic, and Erse, were written by the author of the grammar, and were under consideration for being printed in 1861. A school is maintained in every parish by assessment on the inhabitants; and is aided by £8 6s. from varions endowments. Upwards of 50 elementary schools are in the island; and a proportion of fully more than one-eighteenth of the population is at school. About 23 places of worship, either chapels or school-houses used as chapels, besides the 17 parish churches, belong to the Establishment; upwards of 60 other places of worship are Wesleyan or Primitive Methodist; several, in the towns, are Independent or Scotch Presbyterian; and three, at Douglas, Ramsey, and Castletown, are Roman Catholic. The ecclesiastical matters of the Established Church are all comprised in the diocese of Sodor and Man; and will be noticed in an article under that title. The only towns are Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown, and Peel; and two of the chief Villages are Port-St. Mary and Port-Erin. Pop. of Man, in 1726, 14,066; in 1757,19,144; in 1784,24,924; in 1821, 40,081; in 1841,47,986; in 1861,52,469. Inhabited houses, 8,946; uninhabited, 477; building, 93.

Man, in common with Anglesey, is the Mona of many ancient writers. It alone was called Mona by Cæsar; it was called Monaoida, Monabia, Menavia, and Eubonia by other Roman authors; and it was called Mann, Manau, Mannin, and Menow by the ancient Norsemen and the ancient Britons. It was early inhabited by a ScotoIrish people, and was a grand theatre of Druidism. It comes into view, at the beginning of the 6th century, as sharing in the troubles of neighbouring Celtic populations. It was the scene of a war in 503; and, after the termination of that war, it lay under the dominion of Maelgwyn, King of North Wales. It continued to be subject to Maelgwyn's son; but, after a battle in 581, it passed under the dominion of Aodan M 'Gabhran, King of the Scots; and it was ruled till the beginning of the next century by two sons of Aodan in succession as viceroys. Edwin, King of Northumbria, wrested it from the Scots about 625, but held it with such uncertain grasp that it reverted to them at his death in 633. It continued with the Scots through three more reigns; became the subject of disputed succession in 755; seems thence, for years, to have been a scene of troubles; and reverted in 825 to the dominion of North Wales. A partition of the Welsh kingdom among three sons of the king took place in 877; and Man was then made a separate kingdom, and assigned to Anarand. But that prince became-feudatory to Alfred the Great, and was the last of the Welsh princes who reigned in Man. The Norsemen, or Danes and Norwegians, were then making descents on the islands and coasts of Briton; and they seem to have driven Anarand to seek protection from Alfred the Great. Harold Harager, king of Norway, and subjugator of the Hebrides and the Orkneys, invaded Man in 888, and drove Anarand from the throne. Jarl Ketit Bjornson was appointed viceroy under the new regime, claimed the sovereignty for himself and became independent in 890, and was succeeded on the throne by first his son and then his grandson. The natives rebelled against his grandson, and expelled him; and they appear to have been thence, for a time, without any settled government. Orrey, or Orry, a Danish marander, who had overrun the Hebrides and the Orkneys, arrived with a strong fleet, in some early year of the 10th century, on the shores of Man; and was readily accepted by the people as their king. His son and successor, Godred I., came to the throne in 947; is said to have been the founder of Rushen Castle; and died in 954. Reginald, Olave I., Olain, Allan, Fingal I., and Godred II., followed in succession. Macon, son of the King of Dublin and high-admiral of King Edgar of England, in 973, swept the British seas with a powerful fleet, took possession of the sovereignty of Man, and assumed as the Royal Manx coat of arms a ship in full sail,-a coat of arms which was afterwards adopted by the lords of the isles, and may be seen on many monuments in Iona.

Godred III., the brother of Macon, succeeded him on the throne; and appears to haVe defended it, in 986, in a battle against invaders. Reginald II., of the line of Orrey, succeeded in 996; Suibne succeeded in 1004, and was slain in defending his throne against Jarl Torfin of Orkney in 1034; Harold I., the son of Suibne, was the next successor, and reigned till 1040; Godred IV., son of the Danish king of Dublin, was the next successor.; and Fingal II., the son of Godred IV., succeeded in 1076. Godred V., or Godred Crovan, the son of Harold the Black of Iceland, invaded Man in 1077, slew Fingal II. in battle at Sky-Hill, and took possession of the throne; and he afterwards seized Dublin and great part of Leinster, and made overawing demonstrations against the Scots. Magnus Nudipes, the piratical king of Norway, in 1093, after having overrun the Hebrides and part of Scotland, invaded Man, and drove Godred V. from the throne. A viceroy was appointed by him to govern Man; but an opposition viceroy was soon set upp by a portion of the inhabitants; and a great battle, fatal to both, was fought, in 1098, at Stantway in Jurby. Magnus Nudipes returned a few days after the battle; found the island in a state of devastation from the effects of the civil war; restored it to a condition of order; sailed from it to the subjugation of Anglesey and Galloway; turned his arms then against Ireland; and was surprised and slain near Downpatrick in 1103. Harold Gillie, the youngest son of Magnus, made claim to the throne of Man, but was rejected by the people. Lagman, the eldest son of Godred V., was accepted by them in 110 4; but he soon provoked their disobedience by acts of tyranny; and, under cover of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he abdicated in 1111. Olave II., the youngest son of Godred V., was then called to the throne; and he had the advantage of having been trained in the courts of William Rufus and Henry I. of England; but, although he ruled well for a time, he did things which produced subsequent complications and disasters. Godred VI., the son of Olave II., succeeded at the latter's death in 1154; he had been educated at the court of Norway; he became competitor for the crown of Dublin in 1155, and obtained it; he encountered battle by hostile fleets at Ramsey bay in 1156,1158, and 1164; he lost the crown of Dublin by the first battle, lost the crown of Man by the second, and regained that crown by the third; and he died at Peel Castle in 1187, and was carried for burial to Iona.

Reginald III., a natural son of Godred VI., usurped the throne to the prejudice of a legitimate son; was refused recognition by the court of Norway; rendered fealty to John of England; created a precedent for all his successors being treated as feudatories of the English crown; constituted himself also a vassal of the see of Rome; provoked his subjects eventually to depose him, in 1226, in favour of his legitimate brother, Olave I II.; fled to the protection of the thane of Galloway; made two descents on Man, in 1228 and 1229, with design to recover possession; and was defeated and slain, in the latter year, at Tynwald-hill. Olave III. did homage first to Henry III. of England, next to Haco Hagenson of Norway; and died in 1237. Harold II. succeeded him; married a daughter of Haco of Norway in 1248; and perished at sea on his way back to Man. Reginald IV., the second son of Olave III., succeeded to the throne, but was soon murdered by the brother of Reginald II I. Magnus, a surviving son of Olave III., was then heir to the throne, but did not obtain possession till 1252; he rose to it over a course of usurpation and confusion; he took recognition of his rights from the reigning kings of Norway and England; he assisted Haco of Norway, in 1263, in his expedition against Alexander III. of Scotland; he afterwards, on the failure of that expedition, did homage to Alexander, and made himself a feudatory of the Scottish crown; and he died, without issue or direct heir, in 1265. Alexander of Scotland, then, in virtue of a cession by Magnus of Norway, who had the nearest claim to the throne, took possession of Man as an appanage of the Scottish crown. The Manx resisted him, and set up a remote relative of their late king; but were beaten in a battle at Ronaldsway in 1270, and compelled to submit. Alexander suppressed Man's old armorial device of a ship in full sail, which had continued to be used by all its kings from the time of Macon; and he gave, instead of it, the device which it still retains, of three legs of a man in armour, with the motto "Quocunque jeceris stabit. ''The island was ruled by lieutenants of Alexander till his death in 1285; it suffered severely from the oppressive conduct of one of these lieutenants in 1274; it passed into confusion and misery amid the rival claims to the Scottish throne, consequent on Alexander's death; it was transferred to Edward I. of England, by the Scottish commissioners, in 1289; and it formally acknowledged Edward's rule, and renounced all fealty to any representatives of its old quondam kings, in 1290. Edward I., in 1 292, gave it back to John Baliol of Scotland, to be held by him, like his other dominions, of the crown of England; Edward II. revoked it from Scotland; and, in one year, bestowed it successively on three of his favourites. Robert Bruce made a descent on it at Ramsey in 1313; proceeded to Douglas and Castletown; laid siege to Rushen Castle, and got possession at the end of somewhat more than three months; and, on acquiring mastery of the entire island, gave it to Randolph, Earl of Moray, as a fief of the Scottish crown. A body of Irish maranders, in 1316, invaded the island at Ronaldsway; beat the inhabitants in an engagement at Wardfell; roamed over the island, for a month, in a course of plunder; and then, laden with booty, returned to their ships

Robert Bruce and Edward III., in 1327, made a treaty, that, in the event of Man rising a st Scotland or Ireland against England, neither ling should give assistance against the other. But a female descendant of the last Manx king having reVived her claim to the sovereignty of the island, and made an appeal for protection to Edward III., that monarch, in 1333, sustained the validity of her title, gave her in marriage to Sir William de Montacute, granted to Sir William a limited right to the crown of an, and afterwards, in 1337, created him Earl of Salisbury. The Scots for a time, especially in result of Edward Baliol swearing fealty to Edward III. in 1334, resisted Montacute, and retained possession of Mau. Montacute, nevertheless, was regarded very favourably by the natives, as a sort of legitimate representative of their own proper kings; and he eventually succeeded in expelling the Scots; yet, in his efforts against them, he so far outran his means as to be obliged to mortgage the island for seven years to Anthony Bec, bishop of Durham; and the bishop obtained from Richard II. a grant of it for life. It reverted, at the bishop's death, to William, second Earl of Salisbury; was sold by him, in 1393, to Sir William Scroop, afterwards Earl of Wiltshire; was given, at that nobleman's attainder, to Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland; passed from him also by attainder in only four years; and then, in 1406, was given to Sir John Stanley, whose descendant, in 1486, was created Earl of Derby. The island remained with the Stanleys, though with some contests as to succession, and with some partial alienations, till the forfeiture and execution of the seventh Earl of Derby in 1651. It was seized by the parliamentary forces soon after that nobleman's death; was given by parliament to Lord Fairfax; reverted, at the Restoration, to the Derby family; remained with them till the death of the tenth Earl, without issue, in 1735; and then went to James Murray, second Duke of Athole, as descendant of a daughter of the seventh Earl of Derby. The British government made overtures to that nobleman for the purchase of the island, but were not successful. He died in 1764, and was succeeded by his nephew. The British government made overtures n to the new possessor; and, in 1765, obtained from him a surrender of the island's revenues, exclusive of the manorial rights, for £70,000 and an annuity of £2,000. The third-Duke of Athole succeeded in 1774; petitioned parliament, in 1781, 1790, and 1805, for restoration of part of the revenues; obtained, in the last of these years, restored right to a fourth part of them, afterwards commuted to £3,000 ayear; and finally, in 1825, surrendered all his remaining interest in the island to the British crown for £416,114.

The antiquities of Man are very numerous and varions. Stone circles abound in every parish: and some of them appear to have been Druidical temples, others to have been places of Druidical sepulture. Cists, or loW stone graVes are often turned up by the plough. Tall uninscribed stones, such as the heathen Norsemen erected to the memory of heroes, occur in varions places; and two of them, near Mount Gawne and above Port-St. Mary, are called Giants' Quoiting-stones. Barrows are very numerous; and five of them, at Fairy-hill, Cronk-ny-Marroo, Cronk-ny-Vowlan, Cronk-Aust, and Cronk-ny-Dooiney, are specially remarkable. Cairns also occur; and two, called Cloven-stones and Orrey's-Grave, continue in their pristine state. Ancient crosses, either runic or otherwise inscribed, are Very plentiful; and so many as forty appear to be Scandinavian, while nine are probably later than the Scandinavian times. Two stone weapons, and a considerable number of iron ones, including a battleaxe, a large gauntlet, and different kinds of swords, have been found. Numerous coins, chiefly Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and English, have been found; but no Norse or Danish ones have been discovered. Ancient earthen forts are at Ballachurry, Castleward, Ferk, Balla-Nicholas, Corvally, and Hango-Brongh; old stone fortifications are on South Barrule, on Hango-hill, at Derby Fort, and at Rushen Castle; remains or vestiges of Treen chapels or oratories, are numerous; remains of monastic buildings are at Rushen Abbey, at Bechmaken-Friary, and near Douglas; and ruins of a cathedral, an ancient church, a fine ancient round tower, and other ecclesiastical buildings, together with a large tumulus and remains of ancient civil buildings, are at Peel.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

MANANNAN'S CHAIR, an artificial heap in the Isle of Man; near Tynwald hill, 4¼ miles ESE of Peel. It is supposed to have been the seat of a Druidical chief; and it takes its name from a fabled necromancer, who is alleged to have held the island under his sway by a spell, and to have been converted to Christianity by St. Patrick

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

MAGHER-Y-CHIARN, a hill-side field in Kirk-Marown parish, Isle of Man; 4 miles NW by W of Douglas. Five upright stones, from 3 to 5½ feet high, stand here on a stone platform 8½ feet long and 3½ feet broad: and the two tallest are deeply incised with crosses, similar to the ancient British crosses in Wales and Cornwall. The original erections may have been heathen; and the incisions may have been made after the introduction of Christianity. St. Patrick is traditionally said to have ministered on the platform; and the popular name of it is St. Patrick's Chair.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

LAXEY, a village, a bay, a headland, a rivulet, and a vale in Kirk-Lonan parish, Isle of Man. The village stands at the mouth of the rivulet and the vale, on the N horn of the bay, 7½ miles NE by N of Douglas; and has a post office ‡ under Douglas, Isle of Man, . a church, and a good inn. The church is served by a p. curate, appointed by the bishop of Sodor and Man, and receiving £90 of salary. The bay measures fully 2 miles across the entrance, but less than 1 from the entrance line to the head; and lies all exposed to the E. The headland screens the N side of the bay, and terminates a descent of about a mile south-eastward from the summit of Slieu-Ree, which has an altitude of 840 feet. The rivulet rises in two headstreams on Slieu-Choar and Snae-Fell; runs about 4 miles south-eastward to the bay at the village; abounded formerly with salmon; but since about 1810 has suffered great damage to its fishery by washings into it from lead and copper mines. The vale, traversed by the rivulet, is very beautiful, and forms a favourable specimen of Manx scenery The mines are situated on the left side of the vale, about a mile N of the village; have been worked upwards of 300 years; have reached a depth of more than 200 fathoms; employ about 300 hands; and produce about 80 tons of lead ore, 115 lbs. of silver, 30 tons of copper, and upwards of 200 tons of blende, per month. A cairn, called King Orry's Grave, and traditionally said to contain the remains of the reputed royal founder of the House of Keys, is on a hill side a little N of the village; and an old cross is about ¾ of a mile up the vale, at the opening of Glen Roy.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

KIRK-ONCHAN, or CONCHAN, a village and a parish in the E of the Isle of Man. The village stands near Bank's How, 2¾ miles NE of Douglas; took its name either from St. Conaghan, who was Bishop of Man in 540, or from St. Conanus, who was Bishop in 600; is beautifully situated; and has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. The parish contains also the greater part of the town of Douglas; and extends thence on the coast to Growdale, and northward to the mountain Bein-y-Phot. Length, 6½ miles; extreme breadth, 3¼ miles. Pop. in 1851, 13, 021; in 1861, 14, 195. Houses, 2, 055. Pop., exclusive of Douglas, in 1851, 3, 400; in 1861, 2, 1 77. Houses, 369. Bank's How projects between Douglas bay and Growdale, and has an altitude of 394 feet. Bein-y-Phot, on the N boundary, has an altitude of 1, 772 feet; and Cairn-Gharjohl, on the NE boundary, has an altitude of 1, 461 feet. Castle-Mona and Derby-Tower are between Douglas and the village; and many delightful walks and drives are in the neighbourhood of Douglas. The Isle of Man hospital with 10 inmates, the House of Industry with 66 inmates, and also 111 persons in vessels, are included in the census returns of 1861. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £150.* Patron, the Crown. The church stands at the village; was intended to be early English, but really shows no distinctive style; has a tower and spire; and looks well at a distance. An ancient Scandinavian cross, deeply carved with knot work, is in the churchyard, on the N side of the church; and another, with intricate knotwork, and with sculptures of two monstrous animals, is near. A Runic cross, which once stood in the churchyard, and which figures in several great antiquarian publications, has disappeared

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KIRK-PATRICK, a parish in the W of the Isle of Man; on the coast, from the southern vicinity of Peel to Cronk-na-Irey-Lhaa mountain. Its post town is Peel, under Douglas, Isle of Man; but it includes Foxdale, which also has a post office under Donglas. Its length, coastwise, is 6 miles; and its greatest breadth is 5¼ miles. Pop. in 1851, 2, 925; in 1861, 2, 778. Houses, 496. Corrin's Hill, on the coast near Peel, has an altitude of 675 feet; and is crowned by a tower, called Corrin's Folly, which was built by an eccentric farmer as a mausoleum for himself, and which serves as an excellent landmark throughout much of the sea to the W of the island. Slieu-Whallin mountain, 2½ miles inland, has an altitude of 1, 036 feet; and Cronk-na-Irey-Lhaa, on the southern boundary, has an altitude of 1, 445 feet. Another eminence, near the coast, adjacent to Dalby, is 984 feet high. Glen Rushen winds round that eminence; has mines in its upper part; and contains a waterfall near the sea. Another waterfall is at Hamilton, under the SE side of Slien-Whallin; and mines are at Foxdale. Slate also is quarried; and fisheries are carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £140.* Patron, the Bishop. The chnrch stands 1¼ mile S by E of Peel, and was built in 1715.-The parish, for some time prior to that date, had been united to Kirk-German. The p. curacies of Dalby and Foxdale are separate benefices.

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KIRK-ST. ANN, or KIRK SANTON, a parish in the S of the Isle of Man; 3¾ miles SE of Castletown. It has a post office, of the name of St. Ann's, under Douglas, Isle of Man. Its extent, along the coast, is 3¾ miles; and inland, 4¾ miles. Pop., 693. Houses, 116. Two eminences, near the coast, have altitudes of 306 and 392 feet; and Mount Murray, in the extreme N, has an altitude of 714 feet. A stone circle is on one of the coast eminences, at a height of 300 feet above; and commands a fine view of the southern section of the island. Another stone circle is 1½ mile further NE. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £150.* Patron, the Crown. A great stone, in the churchyard, covers the graves of six clergymen of the name of Cosnahan, four of whom were successive vicars of the parish; and a fine granite tombstone covers the grave of a student of King William's college, who was killed by a fall over a neighbouring sea c1iff. A Norman font, removed from the church, is in the parsonage garden; and an inscribed stone, with old Teutonic characters, said to have been taken from the old church, is inserted as a doorway lintel in a neighbouring outhouse.

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KIRK-MAUGHOLD, a village and a parish in the NE of the Isle of Man. The village stands near Maughold Head, 3½ miles SE of Ramsey; and has a green, a remarkable pillar cross, an ancient monumental slab, and a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. The pillarcross appears to be of the latter part of the 13th century; consists of basement, octagonal shaft, and entablature or capital; and shows interesting sculptures, much weatherworn, but still beautiful. The monumental slab is older than the cross; is carved on both faces; and has, on the edges, curious interlaced work.-The parish contains also the town of Ramsey. Its length, from N to S, is 5¾ miles; and its greatest breadth is 3¾ miles. Pop. in 1851, 4, 463; in 1861, 4, 545. Houses, 765. Pop., exclusive of Ramsey, in 1851, 1, 762; in 1861, 1, 654. Houses, 312. Slien-Lewaigne, 1¹/₃ mile S of Ramsey, has an altitude of 735 feet; Ballanasag Hill, 1½ mile further SE, has an altitude of 614 feet; the Dhoon, on the coast, in the S, has an altitude of 633 feet; North Barrule mountain, on the W boundary, 2½ miles S by W of Ramsey, has an altitude of 1, 842 feet; and Manghold Head, on the coast, adjacent to the village, has an altitude of 373 feet, rises in a grand pile of rock from the landward side, falls precipitously to the sea, and shows veins of ironstone and masses of quartz in minglement with twisted and contorted schists. St. Manghold's well bursts from the NW side of the headland; and is named, in common with the church, from a Culdee saint, traditionally said to have been a disciple of St. Patrick, and to have been made Bishop of Man in 498; and this well has always been held in high repute for alleged sanatary virtne, and is still a resort of pilgrims, on a certain day of August, for carrying away its water as a specific in diseases of both men and cattle. Port-le-Voillen, between the well and Ramsey, is a picturesque retreat; and Ballaglass waterfall, on the Kennay river, 2½ miles SW of the village, is a very beautiful cascade through contorted clay slate. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £175. * Patron, the Crown. The church has a Norman porch, and a decorated English chancel; contains a Norman font; underwent repair in 1860; and was then found to include parts or fragments of five ancient crosses. The churchyard includes an area of 5 acres; and is known, from recent discoveries of numerous fragments, to have contained many interesting ancient monumental crosses. A fragment of a large cross, discovered in it in 1854, was removed to the museum of King William's college, near Castletown. The p. curacy of-St. Paul in Ramsey, and that of Christ Church, are separate benefices. Value of the former, £100;* of the latter, £30. Patron, of the former, the Bishop; of the latter, Trustees.

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KIRK-MICHAEL, a village and a parish in the NW of the Isle of Man. The village stands on the coast, 7 miles NE of Peel; and has a post office, under Douglas, Isle of Man, the ecclesiastical court house of the diocese of Sodor and Man, and a hotel.-The parish extends 3¾ miles along the coast, and 3½ from the coast inland. Pop. in 1851, 1, 416; in 1861, 1, 314. Houses, 241. The mountains Slieu-Dhoo, Slieu-ne-Fraughane, and Sartel or Sartfeld, with altitudes of 1, 139, 1, 607, and 1, 560 feet, are in the E; and 4 fine glens, Tronk, Balleira, Wyllin, and Mooar, descend from them to the coaST. Bishops-Court, the palace of the Bishop of Sodor and Man, is in the N. The living is a vicarage in the dioof Sodor and Man. Value, £165.* Patron, the Crown. The old church was partly rebuilt in 1776, and the new one was built in 1835. The churchyard contains the graves of Bishops Wilson, Hildesley, Criggan, Phillips, and Mason, and no fewer than seven Runic monuments.

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KIRK-LONAN, a parish in the Isle of Man; on the E coast and on the Laxey river, 8 miles NE by N of Douglas. It contains the village of Laxey, which has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. Its length from S to N is 6¾ miles; and its greatest breadth is 3¾ milesPop., in 1851, 2, 607; in 1861, 2, 909. Houses, 524. Laxey bay indents the coast between Clay Head on the S and Laxey Head on the N. Clay Head has an altitude of 393 feet; Slieu Roie, 1¼ mile N NW of Laxey Head, has an altitude of 840 feet; Cairn-Gharjohl, on the W border, has an altitude of 1, 461 feet; and SlieuChoar, on the extreme NW border, has an altitude of 1, 809 feet. The Laxey glen has fine scenery. Lead and copper mines are on the heights to the N; and, at about a mile from Laxey, they have been worked for more than 300 years, and employ at present about 300 hands. Paper mills were formerly at Laxey. Two tall stones, called the Cloven Stones, stand about a mile NW of Clay Head; form part of a stone circle and cairn, which were tolerably complete in last century; and are traditionally said to mark the grave of a Welsh prince, who reigned in Man about the 8th century. A cairn, called King Orry's Grave, stands on a hill side ½ a mile NE of Laxey; was found a few years ago, to contain a kistvaen; and is traditionally said to mark the grave of an early Manx king, who founded the House of Keys. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £150.* Patron, the Crown. Two ancient crosses stand at the old church; and one of them is 5½ feet high, and has a wheel sculpture, richly carved with knot work. The new church presents no feature of intereST. The p. curacy of Laxey is a separate benefice.

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KIRK-MALEW, a parish in the S of the Isle of Man. It is traversed, nearly through out, by Silver burn; and it contains the town of Castletown and the village of Ballasalla, each of which has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. Its length, from N to S, is 8 miles; and its greatest breadth is 3¾ miles. Pop. in 185I, 5, 791; in 1861, 5, 065. Houses, 937. Pop., exclusive of Castletown, in 1851, 3, 260; in 1861, 2, 692. Houses, 495. South Barrule mountain, 1, 564 feet high, overhangs the NW border; and Derby haven, Castletown bay, and Poolvash bay, with intermediate promontories, are on the coaST. Lime kilns are at Ballahot. Rushen abbey ruins are near Ballasalla; and a quartz block, the relic of a stone circle not long ago in tolerable preservation, is on Skybright hill, near the parish church. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £180.* Patron, the Crown. The church stands 1½ mile N of Castletown; comprises nave, transept, and chancel, with a bell turret; has a good stained glass E window; and contains many interesting monumental tablets, a Norman font, and the chalice, paten, and crucifix which were in use before the Reformation. An ornamented Scandinavian cross was discovered, in 1 854, in the churchyard; and was removed to the museum of King William's college, near Castletown. The p. curacies of St. Mark, St. Mary, and St. Thomas are separate benefices. Value of the first, £98;* of the second, £50; of the third, not reported. Patron of the first, the Vicar; of the second, the Governor; of the third, the College Trustees. See Castletown.

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KIRK-MAROWN, a parish in the Isle of Man; on the Dhoon river, 5 miles NW of Douglas. It contains Crosby, which has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. Length, 5½ miles; extreme breadth, 3¼ miles. Pop. in 1851, 1, 364; in 1861, 1, 161. Houses, 219. Slieu-Rove and Greebah mountains, on the NW boundary, have altitudes of 1, 591 and 1, 382 feet. The vale of the Dhoon shows interesting features. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £150. Patron, the Crown. Neither the old church nor the new possesses interest; but the ruins of St. Trinian, s chapel, on a romantic site under the Greebah mountains, have marked characters of decorated English, and are pierced, about 6 feet from the ground, with a series of square holes which seem to be a puzzle to architects. There are remains of some old kiels and of a Druidical circle.

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KIRK-GERMAN, a parish in the W of the Isle of Man; containing the town of Peel, and extending eastward thence to the mountains of Greelah and SlieuBoye. Post town, Peel, under Douglas, Isle of Man. Length and breadth, each about 6 miles. Pop. in 1851, 4, 510; in 1861, 4, 772. Houses, 780. Pop., exclusive of Peel, in 1851, 2, 168; in 1861, 1, 924. Houses, 348. The mountains in the E have altitudes of 1, 382 and 1, 159 feet; and the chief features thence to Peel are lines of glen and vale, converging at Tynwald Hill, and noticed in our article John's (ST.). There are a tumulus, an object called the Giant's fingers, and some old kiels or churches. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £160.*-Patron, the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The p. curacies of Cronk-y-Voddee and St. John are separate benefices.

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KIRK-CHRIST-LEZAYRE, a village and a parish in the Isle of Man. The village stands near the river Sulby, under the N side of North Barrule mountain, 2 miles W by S of Ramsey; had once a Cistertian priory, a cell to Furness abbey; and has now cattle fairs on 8 and 24 June. The parish is 7 miles long from N to S, and 5 miles wide from E to W; touches 8 of the other 16 parishes of the island; is traversed by the island's largest stream, the Sulby; includes or shares the island's loftiest mountains; and, excepting the tract around Douglas, contains the largest quota of gentlemen's houses. Posttown, Ramsey, under Douglas, Isle of Man. Pop. in 1851, 2, 468; in 1861, 2, 520. Houses, 486. The surface is grandly diversified, and exhibits much interesting scenery. A remarkable pile of rock, called Cronk-ySamarck, signifying the "Hill of the Shamrock, " projects at the mouth of the Sulby glen; and a romantic ravine extends beyond. North Barrule, Slieu-Choar, and Snaefell mountains have altitudes of 1, 842, 1, 809, and 2, 024 feet; and command magnificent views. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £240.* Patron, the Crown. The church is modern. The p. curacy of Sulby is a separate benefice. There are a slightly endowed school and some charities.

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KIRK-CHRIST-RUSHEN, a parish in the SW of the Isle of Man; 4 miles W by N of Castletown. It contains the villages of Port-Erin and Port-St. Mary, each of which has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man; and it includes the island of Calf of Man. Length, northnorth-eastward, 7½ miles; extreme breadth, 3¾ miles. Pop. in 1861, 3, 300. Houses, 619. Spanish Head, 350 feet high, is in the S, opposite the Calf of Man; Mull Hills, 537 feet high, are 1½ mile further north; Brada Head, 390 feet high, is on the W coast, 1½ mile still further north; Brada Hill, 758 feet high, is on the same coast, 1¼ mile further NNE; the Carnanes Hills, 900 feet high, are on the W sea board, 2¼ miles further NNE; and Crunk-na-Iray-Lhaa, 1, 445 feet, is in the extreme N, immediately beyond the Carnanes. The surface, in other parts, is much diversified; and the SW half of the parish is mainly a peninsula, between Poolvash bay and the main Irish sea. A meadow, at the W end of the church, was the scene of the murder of Reginald, king of Man, in 1248; and a tumulus, called Fairy hill, in the immediate neighbourhood, is traditionally but erroneously regarded as his grave. A tall Runic monumental cross is in a farmyard, a short distance S of the church; two stone circles are in the SW, not far from Spanish Head; and two gigantic slabs, about 10 feet high, called the Giant's Quoiting-Stones, fabled to have been thrown by giants from the top of the Mull Hills, are on the coast near Port-St. Mary. At Port-Erin a very extensive harbour of refuge was being erected in 1866. Port-St. Mary is the principal seat of the herring trade, and has a large manufactory for fishing nets. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £.180. * Patron, the Crown. The church has a bellturret. In connexion with the church are three wellattended schools under government teachers.

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KIRK-BRADDAN, a parish in the Isle of Man; on the Dhoon river, 2¼ miles NW of Douglas. It contains the village of Kewague, and part of the town of Douglas; and its post town is Douglas, Isle of Man. Pop. in 1851, 2, 664; in 1861, 2, 794. Houses, 453. Pop., exclusive of the part of Douglas, 2, 301. Houses, 396. A road from Douglas to Peel goes up Dhoon valley; and is overlooked, within the parish, by interesting scenery. Kirby, near the church, was formerly the seat of General Sir J. Buchan, and belongs now to D. Drinkwater, Esq. The Union cloth mills are on the Dhoon, ½ a mile above the church. The parish includes the five chapelries of St. Matthew, St. George, St. Barnabas, St. Thomas, and St. Luke. The head living is a vicarage, and each of the chapelries is a p. curacy, in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, of the vicarage, £175;* of St. M., £85;* of St. G., £245; of St. B., £240;* of St. T., £200; of St. L., £70. Patron of the vicarage, of St. M., of St. G., and of St. T., the Bishop of Sodor and Man; of St. B., Trustees; of St. L., the Vicar of Kirk-Braddan. The parish church was rebuilt in 1773; succeeded an old one, in which a synod was held in 1291; retains a battlemented tower of intermediate date between that old church and itself; has tall narrow doors, and Norman window arches; and forms a striking object. The churchyard contains a monumental obelisk to Lieut. Col. Lord Henry Murray: a monument to Patrick Thompson, a Pnritan minister who died in 1673; three Runic crosses, and four other ancient sculptured stones. Remains of an extensive Druidical temple, comprising large stones, mounds, and irregular excavations, were discovered adjacent to the churchyard in 1860. Some remains of ancient kirks or kiels are near Castleward Hill.

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KIRK-BRIDE, a parish, with a village, in the N of the Isle of Man; 5 miles N by W of Ramsey. It has a post office under Ramsey, and fairs on 12 April and 6 May. Pop. in 1851, 1, 053; in 1861, 919. Houses, 183. Break o' Day Hill, on the coast, has an altitude of 298 feet; Ballacash Hill, 1¾ mile inland, 323 feet; and Point of Ayre, at the N extremity, 106 feet. A wooded hollow lies round the church, at the NE skirt of Ballacash Hill; and a low flat tract extends thence to the Point of Ayre. The heights command fine views of the Scottish coast, the Lake Mountains, and the mountains of North Wales. Large boulders, many of them several tons in weight, lie on the coast, and seem to have been used as a quarry for the building of churches and other edifices. A stone circle, called Cronk-ny-Vowlan, with an internal; tumulus, is on an eminence on Shellack. A lighthouse is on the Point of Ayre, and shows a revolving light each two minutes. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £300. Patron, the Crown. The church is decorated English, much altered; and has, over the chancel door, a rude sculpture of Adam and Eve in paradise. There is a village school. Moore, the reviser of the Manx Bible, was rector.

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KIRK-ARBORY, a parish in the S of the Isle of Man; 3 miles NW by N of Castletown. It contains the village of Colby; and its post town is Castletown, Isle of Man. Pop. in 1851, 1, 593; in 1861, 1, 410. Houses, 270. A large proportion of the land is under tillage. Parville is the seat of the Quirk family. There are several barrows, several inscribed stones, and remains of a Druidical circle. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £150.* Patron, the Crown. The church possesses little interest; but the churchyard contains, in an outcast way, an octagonal Norman font. Bishop Wilson personally served the church for a year, during a vacancy; and he built the parsonage. There is a village school.

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KIRBY, a seat in Kirk-Braddan parish, Isle of Man; near Braddan church, 2 miles NW of Douglas. It belonged formerly to General Sir J. Buchan, and belongs now to D. Drinkwater, Esq.

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KING WILLIAM'S SAND, a shoal in the Irish sea; 6 miles ENE of the northern extremity of the Isle of Man. It extends from NW to SE; is 8 miles long and about 1 mile broad; and has from 3 to 6 fathoms water. A small bank to the E of it has only 1½ fathom.

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KEWAGUE, a village in Braddan parish, Isle of Man; 2 miles NW of Douglas.

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KENTRAUGH, a seat in the Isle of Man; on the S coast, 3 miles W by N of Castletown. It belongs to E. M. Gawne, Esq., Speaker of the House of Keys.

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JURBY, a parish in the Isle of Man; on the NW coast, 7½ miles WNW of Ramsey. It has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. Length, 4 miles; breadth, 3¼ miles. Pop., 911. Honses, 164. The name is a corruption of Jorabyr or Ivorby, and signifies "Ivar's village." A large white quartz boulder lies on drift gravel near the church. A remarkable fragment of a Runic monument is in the parsonage garden. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £170. * Patron, the Bishop of Sodor and Man.

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JOHN'S (ST.), a chapelry in Kirk-German parish, Isle of Man; on the Neb river, at Tynwald Hill, under Slieuwhallin, 3¼ miles ESE of Peel. It has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. The statistics of it are returned with the parish. Tynwald Hill here-called also Cronk-y-Keillown, signifying St. John's-Church-Hill- is an artificial mound, 240 feet in circumference; rises by four circular platforms, each 3 feet higher than the one below it; is fenced round by a wall, with a gate; is said to have been formed of earth, brought from each parish of the island; and has annually, for at least 400 years, been the scene of a public assembly, somewhat of the nature of the old Scandinavian Ting or Thing. Two great battles were fought in its vicinity in 1229 and 1238. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £86. * Patron, the Crown. The incumbent has a commission to act as royal chaplain on 5 July. The church was built in 1849; is in the early decorated style, cruciform, without aisles; and has a trigonal apse, a S porch, and a W tower and spire. Outside the church is a Runic monument, with some fine cablework, and an almost illegible inscription.

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INJEBRECK, a romantic locality in the Isle of Man; between the mountains Colden and Garraghan, 7 miles NNW of Douglas.

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HOLME, Isle of Man. See Peel.

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HAMILTON BRIDGE, a locality in Kirkpatrick parish, Isle of Man; on a headstream of the Neb river, near the Foxdale mines, and under the Barrule mountains, 4hr miles SW of Peel. A fine waterfall is here, of about 30 feet, over a ledge of clay slate.

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GREEBAH, a mountain in the Isle of Man; 6 miles NW of Douglas. It has an altitude of 1, 382 feet above sea level; and it is connected, on the NW, with SlieuRove and Colder, which have altitudes of 1, 591 and 1, 600 feet.

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GRAMMA-HILL, an eminence in the SW of the Isle of Man; between Fleshwick bay and. Port-Erin, 4¾ miles WNW of Castletown. It shows some remarkable glacial groovings, and commands some interesting views.

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GLEN-WYLLIN, a deep narrow vale, traversed by a stream, in Kirkmichel parish, Isle of Man. The stream rises on Slieu-Ny-Fraughane; and pursues a sinuous course of about 3½ miles north-westward to the sea, in the vicinity of Kirkmichel village. The vale has in its upper part a pretty hamlet, embowered in wood; and enjoys the repute of being the Montpellier of the Isle of Man.

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GLEN-HELEN, a deep richly-wooded vale in the Isle of Man; traversed by the upper part of the Rhennass river, and merging into Glen-Mooar, 4 miles ESE of Peel. It contains a fine waterfall.

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GLENMEAY, or Glenmoy, a hamlet and a narrow vale in Kirkpatrick parish, Isle of Man. The hamlet stands in the vale, near the coast, 3 miles S by W of Peel; and has a post office under Donglas, Isle of Man. The vale is a continuation of Glen-Rushen: curves round Corrans hill to the sea; abounds in sylvan beauty; and is traversed by a stream which makes a fine fall of 30 feet.

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GLEN-MOOAR, a vale traversed by a stream, in Kirkmichael parish, Isle of Man. The stream has a run of about 2½ miles to the sea, 5¼ miles NE by N of Peel.

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GLEN-MOOAR, a vale continuous with Glen-Helen, in the Isle of Man. Fine specimens of the great Irish elk have been found in its alluvium. See Glen-Helen.

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GLEN-ALDYN, a narrow vale, traversed by a stream, in the Isle of Man. The stream rises on Slieu-Choar; skirts the W side of North Barrule mountain; and has a course of about 4 miles north-north-eastward to the Sulby river, a little above Ramsey.

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GLEN-DARRAGH, a narrow vale in the Isle of Man; descending north-north-eastward to the tributary of the Glass river, 4 miles NW of Douglas. Remains of three stone circles are here, usually designated as Druidical, but more likely to mark an ancient burying-place either of early Britons or early Scandinavians.

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GIANTS-QUOITING-STONES, two blocks of clay-slate, about a mile NNE of Port-St. Mary, in the Isle of Man. They measure about 10 feet in length, 3 in breadth, and 2 in thickness; and may have formed parts of stone circles.

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GARRAGHAN, a mountain in the Isle of Man; 5¾ miles N by W of Donglas. It has an altitude of 1, 520 feet above sea-level.

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FOXDALE, a place 5 miles SSE of Peel, in the Isle of Man. It has a post office under Douglas, Isle of Man. Extensive mines are here, in northern spurs of the Barrule slate mountains. They are from 240 to 300 feet deep; and they produce, per month, from 250 to 300 tons of lead ore, containing from 15 to 20 oz. of silver per ton.

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FLESHWICK BAY, a small bay on the SW coast of the Isle of Man; 5 miles NNE of the Calf of Man. It is overhung, on the S side, by Brada hill, which has a height of 758 feet.

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FAIRY HILL, a tumulus in the Isle of Man; 2 miles W of Castletown. It is situated in a hollow, at the foot of Gramma hill; has a circumference of 474 feet, and a height of 45 feet; was engirt by a fosse, some perfect remains of which still exist; and is thought, by some antiquaries, to have been a fortalice.

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DOUGLAS, a town in the Isle of Man; partly in Kirk-Braddan parish, but mostly in that of Kirk-Onchan; at the mouth of the river Blackwater, on the SW side of a crescent-shaped bay, 11 miles NE of Castletown, and 75 NW of Liverpool. It was originally a village of clay huts, occupied principally by smugglers; but has become the chief port of the island, a seat of considerable traffic, a highly-esteemed watering-place, and a great resort of strangers. The older streets are irregular, and in some instances very narrow; but the newer ones are good; and the outskirts and environs include crescents, terraces, many pretty villas, and much fine scenery. The custom-house, once the residence of the Duke of Athole, is a handsome edifice. The court-house and the oddfellows' hall also are interesting structures. Castle Mona, built by the fourth Duke of Athole, for his own residence, is now a hotel. St. George's church stands pleasantly at the west end of the town, and was built in 1761-80; St. Matthew's church is in the market-place, and was built in 1711; St. Thomas' church stands at the north end of Castle-street, was built in 1850, and is a Gothic edifice, with tower and spire; St. Barnabas church stands in Fort-street, was built in 1830, and has a spire 140 feet high; and all are p. curacies in the diocese of Sodor and Man; St. Barnabas in the patronage of Trustees, the other three in that of the Bishop. Value of St. G., £245; of St. M., £85;* of St. T, . £200; of St. B., £240.* There are also a floating chapel for mariners; chapels for Scotch Presbyterians, Independents, Plymouth Brethren, Wesleyan Methodists, Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics; commercial and united service newsrooms; good libraries; a mechanics' institute; a theatre and several billiard rooms; a house of industry and a dispensary; free and other schools; a head post office, ‡ a telegraph station, and three chief inns. The bathing appliances are excellent; and include hot and cold baths, bathing machines, and caves in the rocks along the beach. The pier, with a lighthouse at the head, is 540 feet long and fully 40 feet wide; was built in 1795-1800, at a cost of £25, 000: admits vessels of 10 feet draught; and serves as a public promenade. St. Mary's or Connister-rock, outside, was the scene of the wreck of the St. George steamer in 1830; and has now a refuge tower, built in 1832, by Sir W. Hillary, for the benefit of distressed mariners. The bay measures 2¼ miles across, and is exposed, but might be converted into a harbour of refuge for the Irish sea, and would make a fine basin of from 40 to 50 acres, with good anchorage in from 30 to 35 feet water. A lighthouse stands on Douglas-head, 1½ mile SE of the town; was built in 1832; and shows a fixed light, 104 feet high, visible at the distance of 15 miles. Steamers ply regularly to Liverpool, Whitehaven, and Dublin; and omnibuses run, in summer, to the several towns in the island. Markets are held on Saturdays; a linen manufactory, a good coasting trade, and extensive fisheries are carried on; and four weekly newspapers are published. Pop., 12, 511. Houses, 1, 743.

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DERBY-HAVEN, a seaport village in Kirk-Malew parish, Isle of Man; 2 miles E by N of Castleton. It is a sub-port to Douglas; and has an excellent harbour, which is sought as a place of safety in stormy weather. A fort was erected on a small island, at the harbour's mouth, in 1667, by an Earl of Derby; and a lighthouse was built 17 years earlier, and shows a light visible at the distance of 11 miles.

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DALBY, a chapelry in Kirk-Patrick parish, Isle of Man; on the west coast, 5 miles S of Peel. Post town, Peel, under Douglas, Isle of Man. Statistics, with the parish. Dalby Point here is a headland behind reefs. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £60. Patron, the Bishop. . .

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CROSBY, a place 4½ miles from Douglas, in the Isle of Man; with a post office under Douglas.

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CRONKE-VODDEE, a chapelry in Kirk-German parish, Isle of Man; near Peel. Post town, Peel, under Douglas. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £65.* Patron, Mrs. F. A. Hall.

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COLBY, a village in Kirk-Arbory parish, Isle of Man; 3 miles NW by W of Castletown. It has a post office under Douglas.

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CASTLETOWN, a town in Kirk-Malew parish, Isle of Man; on a bay of its own name, near the southern extremity of the island, 10 miles SW of Douglas. The bay is separated, on the NE, by only the narrow isthmus of Longness peninsula, from Derby haven; measures about 2½ miles by 2; and has an occasional light, seen at the distance of 8 miles; but is unsheltered from southerly winds, beset with sunken rocks, and comparatively shallow. Some vessels frequent it, in a good corn and coasting trade; but most prefer Derby haven. The town is thought to be the oldest in the island; was the residence of its kings; and is still the seat of its government; yet consists chiefly of modern houses, in regular streets. A rivulet runs through it to the bay; and is crossed by two bridges, for carriages and pedestrians. A market place, a large square, is near the centre. Castle-Rushen, once the abode of royalty, now variously courthouse, prison, and barracks, stands on a rock between the market square and the rivulet, and overlooks the country for many miles. This was originally built, about 945, by Guthred, the Dane: is said to resemble Elsinore Castle, the scene of Hamlet; was the theatre of the events which form the plot of Sir Walter Scott's "Peveril of the Peak;" retains the formidable gloomy grandeur of the mediæval architecture, with massive walls and square towers, one of them 80 feet high; and was partially restored in 1815. A memorial to Governor Smelt, a Doric pillar, is on the parade. St. Mary's church, facing the parade, is an ornamental structure, built on the site of a previous church, in 1828. Three Roman coins were got at the founding of the church; and a Roman altar is at the governor's house. King William's college, founded in 1830, stands at Hango-hill; and is an imposing edifice, in the pointed style, 210 feet by 135, with a tower and lantern 115 feet high. The training here is liberal, preparatory for the church; and several of the masters, as also many of the pupils, have been distinguished. There are also chapels for Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics, a free school, and a literary institution; and the town has a post office‡ under Douglas, a banking office, and a weekly market. Pop., 2,373. Houses, 442.

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CASTLE-MONA, the quondam residence of the Dukes of Athole, in the Isle of Man; adjacent to Douglas. It was a magnificent place; and is still surrounded by fine plantations.

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CALF OF MAN, an island in Rushen parish, Isle of Man; near the south-western extremity of the main island, 6 miles SW by W of Castletown. It is about 4 miles in circuit; has cliffs upwards of 400 feet high; swarms with sea fowls and rabbits; is partly under good culture; and belongs to the Careys. Pop., 25. Two lighthouses are on it, erected in 1818, 560 feet apart, with revolving lights 305 and 396 feet high.

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BRIDE, Isle of Man. See Kirk-Bride.

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BISHOPS-COURT, the seat of the Bishop of Sodor and Man, in Kirkmichael parish, Isle of Man; 8 ½ miles WSW of Ramsey. It is a Gothic edifice, restored by Bishops Wilson and Murray; and stands amidst extensive, ornate, picturesque grounds.

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BEIN-Y-PHOT, a mountain summit in the Isle of Man, 1,750 feet high; 2 miles S of Snea Fell, and 7½ SSW of Ramsey.

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BARRULE(North and South), two eminences at the ends of the mountain ridge across the centre of the Isle of Man. The former is 2 miles SSW of Ramsey, and 1,840 feet high; and the latter is 5 miles SSE of Peel, and 1,545 feet high.

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BALVAST, orPoolvash Bay, a bay at the SW end of the Isle of Man. It opens between Scarlet point and Spanish head; and is 4½ miles wide at the entrance, and 2½ miles long.

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BALLAUGH, or Kirk-Ballagh, a village and a parish in the Isle of Man. The village stands on the W coast, 7 miles W of Ramsey.; is watered by a small stream descending from Snawfell; straggles upward from the shore over a space of nearly 2 miles; and has a post office,‡ of the name of Ballangh, under Douglas. The parish includes Ballamoor, and has marl-pits and several warrens. Bones and horns of the great Irish ell have been found in the marl-pits: and a skeleton of one Was sent hence to the Hunterian museum at the university of Glasgow. Pop., 1,228. Houses, 266. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £325.* Patron, the Crown. The old church stands on the shore, and was recently well restored; and a beautifully carved Runic cross is in the churchyard. A new church, built in the early part of the present century, stands fully a mile up the streamlet.

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BALDWIN, a chapelry in Kirk-Braddan parish, 1 mile W of Douglas Isle of Man. Post Town, Douglas. Pop., returned with the parish. The living is a p. cu racy in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £70. Patron, the Vicar of Kirk-Braddan.

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BALLASALLA, a village in Kirk-Malew parish, Isle of Man; on the Silver burn, and on the road to Douglas, 2¾ miles NNE of Castletown. It has a post office under Douglas, and remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1098 by Mac Manus, King of Man, enlarged and richly endowed by his successors, and given in 1134 to Furness abbey. Pop., 516. Ballasalla House, in the vicinity, is the seat of the Drinkwater family.

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BAHAMA BANK, a shifting sand across Ramsey bay, in the Isle of Man. It extends from NW to SE; and is 10 miles long, and 1 mile broad. A light-vessel is moored at its SE end, in 9 fathoms; and shows two fixed lights, 20 and 33 feet high, visible at the distance of 10 miles.

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AYRE(Point of), the northern extremity of the Isle of Man. A lighthouse stands on it, erected in 1818, with lanthern 106 feet above high water, showing a revolving two-minute light, alternately bright and red, visible at the distance of 15 miles. The Whitestone and Stranakiley sands are adjacent.

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ANDREAS, or Kirk-Andreas, a village and a parish in the Isle of Man. The village stands 5¼ miles NW of Ramsey; and has a post office of the name of Kirk Andreas, under Douglas. Fairs are held on St. An drew's and St. John's days. Pop., 76. Pop. of the parish, 1,955. Houses, 372. The land is very fertile. Many barrows and a camp occur near Ballacurry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £750.* Patron, the Crown. The church was rebuilt in 1802, on the site of a preceding one which was the oldest in the island; and it has an ancient marble font, which belonged to Philip I. of France. Two runic monuments are in the churchyard. St. Jude's p. curacy is a separate benefice, of the value of £100,* in the patron age of the Archdeacon.

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UNION MILLS, a place with cloth factories, in the E of the Isle of Man; on the river Dhoon, 2¾ miles NW of Douglas. It has a post-office under Douglas, Isle of Man.

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SULBY, a village, a chapelry, and a river, in the Isle of Man. The village stands on the river, 4 miles W of Ramsey, and has a post-office under Douglas, Isle of Man. -The chapelry is in Kirk-Lezayre parish, but has no defined limits. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Sodor and Man. Value, £60. Patron, the Bishop. -The river rises among the loftiest mountains of the island; runs 6 miles northward to S. village, and thence eastward to the sea at Ramsey; and is noted for the picture squeness of its glen, and for a fine waterfall.

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SPANISH HEAD, a headland, 350 feet high, at the SW extremity of the Isle of Man; 1 mile E of the Calf of Man.

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Sodor and man, an insular diocese; originally and now comprehending only the Isle of Man; but, for a long period subsequent to 838, comprehending also about 30 of the Hebridean islands, called the Sudoer, Sudereys, or Southern Islands. Its first bishop, according to ordinarily received history, was St. German, appointed in 447; and among its other bishops have been Wilmund, the buccaneer, John, accidentally burnt to death, Salisbury, the translator of the Bib1e into Welsh, Philip, the translator of the Bible into Manx, Rutter, noted for defence of Latham House, Barrow, the founder of King William's college, Wilson, whose memory appears to be highly revered among Manxmen, Hildesley, the translator of the Prayer Book into Manx, and Lord Auckland, afterwards bishop of Bath and Wells. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Court, Isle of Man; and his income is £2,000. The cathedral stands at Peel, but is in a state of ruin. The diocese forms one archdeaconry; and contains 3 rectories, 10 vicarages, and 11 chapelries.

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SNEAFELL, a mountain in the Isle of Man; 8 miles N by E of Douglas. It rises to an altitude of 2,042 feet above sea-level; and commands a very extensive and magnificent panoramic view.

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SILVER BURN, a rivulet in the S of the Isle of Man; rising on the South Barrule mountains; and running about 7 miles southward to the sea at Castletown.

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SCARLET HEAD, a headland in the S of the Isle of Man; between Castletown bay and Poolvash bay.

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SANTON, Isle of Man. See Kirk, St. Ann.

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SALTRICK, a picturesque creek on the S E coast of the Isle of Man; 3 miles N E of Castletown.

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RHENASS, a picturesque waterfall in Kirk-German parish, Isle of Man; in the mountain ravine of Glen-Helen, 5 miles E by N of Peel.

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RAMSEY, a town in Kirk-Maughold parish, Isle of Man; on the N E coast, at the mouth of the river Sulby, 14 miles N N E of Douglas. It occupies a charmingsituation, with fine sands extending 1 mile to the S and 4 miles to the N; is overlooked, in the S S W vicinity, by North Barrule, mountain, 1, 842 feet high; confronts the middle of a crescental sweep of sea, measuring 5½ miles along the chord, and called Ramsey bay; figures in theearliest records of the island, and in many interesting events of Manx history; is the seat of deemster's, vicar-general's, and high bailiff's courts; ranks as a port; and has a post-office‡ under Douglas, Isle of Man, two chiefhotels, a three-arched bridge, a court-house, two churches, a United Presbyterian chapel, a Wesleyan chapel, agrammar-school, and a recently erected pier, with light-house 25 feet high. St. Paul's church was erected in 1819; and is served by a p. curate appointed by the Bishop of Sodor and Man. Ballure chapel was re-built in 1747, and restored in 1850; and is served by theclergy of St. Pauls. Steamers ply regularly to Liverpool and Whitehaven. Pop. in 1851, 2, 701; in 1861, 2, 891. Houses, 453.

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PORT-SODERICK, a hamlet, with a commodionsinn, in Kirk-Santon parish, Isle of Man; on a small bay, 3¼ miles S W of Douglas.

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PORT-VALLIN, a village in Kirk-Maughold parish, Isle of Man; on the coast, 2½ miles S E of Ramsey.

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PORTECHEE, a place in the W of the Isle of Man; near the confluence of the Glass and the Dhoo rivers, 1½mile N W of Douglas.

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PORT-ERIN, or Port-Iron, a village in Kirk-Rushen parish, Isle of Man; on a small bay, 1 mile S E of Brada Head, and 4¾ W by N of Castletown. It has a post-office under Douglas, Isle of Man, bathing-machines, a fine sandy beach, and a hotel; and is largely engagedin fishing.

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PORT-GREENOCK, a cove in the S of the Isle of Man; 4 miles N E of Castletown.

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PORT-ST. MARY, a village in Kirk-Rushen parish, Isle of Man: on the W side of Poolvash bay, 4½ miles Wby S of Castletown. It was originally called Purt-noo-Moirrey; is now sometimes called Port-le-Murray: has a post-office‡ under Douglas, Isle of Man, a good hotel, a school-house used as a chapel of ease, a Wesleyan chapel, and a small harbour dry at low water; and carrieson extensive fishing and considerable exports of agricultural produce and lime. Pop., 486.

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POOLVASH BAY, a bay in the S W of the Isle of Man: entered between Scarlet Head on the E, and Noggin Head on the W. It measures 3½ miles across the entrance, and fully 2 miles thence to the head; has an approximately half-moon form; includes the creeks of Poolvashon the E and Perwick on the W; has Port, St. Mary on the middle of the W side; and is noted for quarries of Posidonia schist, called Poolvash marble, on its shores. The name Poolvash is a corruption of Poyll-Vaase, signifying the "bay of death."

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PEEL, a town in Kirk-German parish, Isle of Man; on the W coast, at the mouth of the river Nebb, 11½ miles W N W of Douglas. It was anciently called Halland, Holene, and Holme-Town; it is now calledby the Manx, Purtny-Hinsey, signifying "the harbourof the Island or holme; " it takes these names from arocky islet, called St. Patrick's Isle, which adjoins it, and shelters its harbour; it was burnt, in 1229, by Reginald, son of Godred; it is noted for an ancient castleoccupying all St. Patrick's Isle, and containing famousancient buildings, both ecclesiastical and civil; it consists of narrow and irregular streets, edificed with old red sandstone of the neighbourhood; it is a great seat ofherring fishery, and carries on some ship-building; and it has a post-office‡ under Douglas, Isle of Man, two good hotels, a church, a well-endowed grammar and naval school, and charities £80. The castle encloses anarea of about 5 acres; consists of walls erected in 1593, by the fourth Earl of Derby; is supposed to have been preceded by fortifications, destroyed by Robert Bruce; and may be reached by stepping-stones at low water. The walls are 4 feet thick, and embattled; and havetowers at irregular intervals. A ruined cathedral stands within the area, projects its E end as part of the castlewalls; is cruciform, with a low central tower, but without aisles; measures 114½ feet from E to W, and 68¼ feet along the transepts; is partly early English, partly decorated, with some admixture of Norman; and continued to be used till nearly the middle of last century. A barrel-vaulted crypt, 34 feet long and 16 feet wide, is beneath the cathedral; was used as a prison for all kinds of offenders; and was the death place, in 1453, of Eleanor, the wife of the good Duke Humphrey. A moated, rec-tangular, pyramidal mound, is in the centre of the castlearea; measures 271 feet along each side; and may have been a Scandinavian fort, erected prior to the 11th century. A round tower stands to the W of the mound, on the highest point of the island; resembles the famousold round towers of Ireland, and the towers of Abernethy and Brechin in Scotland; measures 44½ feet incircumference near the base, and about 50 feet in height; and has a door, facing the E, and beginning 6¾ feet from the ground. A ruined church, called the church of St. Patrick, stands between the round tower and the cathedral; consists of irregular masonry: and has circular-headed doors and windows, and a W bell-turret. Vestiges of a guard-house, an armoury, and several other old buildings, are within the castle area. The church in the town is modern. A pier was built in 1798; is 1, 200 feet long, and from 20 to 30 wide; has ajetty, constructed in 1830, and 120 feet long; and hasalso a lighthouse, erected in 1811, and showing a fixedlight 21 feet high, visible at the distance of 8 miles. The harbour has only 8 feet water at high water, but an anchorage outside has from 3 to 5 fathoms. A beacon tower, called Corrin's Folly, is near Contrary Head,on an eminence 675 feet in height, 1¼ mile to the S S W. Pop. of the town, in 1851, 2, 342; in 1861, 2, 848. Houses, 432.

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NUNNERY, a seat in the E of the Isle of Man; on an eminence overlooking the Braddan valley, ½ a mile Wby S of Douglas. It is alleged to occupy the site of areligions house founded by St. Bridget, who was born in453; it was preceded by ancient buildings, said to have been magnificent; it is itself a comparatively modernedifice, with few traces of anything older than 200 years; it belonged to Brigadier General T. L. Goldie, who fellat the battle of Inkerman; and it belongs now to J. S. Goldie Taubman, Esq. An obelisk to the memory of Gen. Goldie stands near the mansion; and a hill to the S, and overlooking the coast, bears the name of Nunnery Hill, and has an altitude of 492 feet.

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NOGGINS HEAD, a small headland in the S W of the Isle of Man; on the W side of Poolvash bay, 1¼ mile S S W of Port, St. Mary. .

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NEB (The), a river of the Isle of Man. It rises on Sartel mountain; runs 4¾ miles south-westward to the vicinity of Tynwald hill; and goes thence 3 miles, west-north-westward, to the sea at Peel. It makes a fine fall2 miles below its source; and it thence pursues a picturesque course through Glen-Helen and Glen-Mooar, and passes Slieuwhallin and Corrins-Folly.

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MULL HILLS, a small hill-range in the S W of the Isle of Man, 1¼ mile W of Port, St. Mary. The highest point has an altitude of 537 feet.

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MICHAELCHURCH, Isle of Man. See KIRK MICHAEL.

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Aldyn, a glen, Isle of Man, about 2 m. W. of Ramsey.

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Andreas. See KIRK-ANDREAS.

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Arbory, par., in S. of Isle of Man, 3 miles NW. of Castletown, 4477 ac., pop. 1274.

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Ayre, Point of, at N. extremity of Isle of Man, on which stands a lighthouse with a revolving one-minute light, visible at a distance of 16 miles.

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Bahama Bank, a shifting sand across Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, 10 m. long and 1 m. broad; has had since 1848 a light-vessel at S. end, with flashing light seen at distance of 10 miles.

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Balladoole Bay, S. Isle of Man, 1½ mile from Castletown.

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Ballasalla, vil. with ry. sta., Kirk Malew par., Isle of Man, 2¾ miles NE. of Castletown; P.O.

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Ballaugh, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Isle of Man, 7 miles W. of Ramsey, 6086 ac., pop. 970; P.O., T.O.

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Ballure, an estate, near Ramsey, Isle of Man.

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Balvast, or Poolvash, bay, in SW. of Isle of Man.

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Barrule, North, mountain peak, Isle of Man, 2 miles SW. of Ramsey, alt. 1842 ft.

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Bishops Court, seat of Bishop of Sodor and Man, Michael par., Isle of Man, 8½ miles SW. of Ramsey.

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Bradda Head, bold cliff, Isle of Man, on the S. coast.

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Bride, or Kirk Bride, par., Isle of Man, 5 miles N. of Ramsey, near Point Ayre, 5801 ac., pop. 880.

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Castle Rushen. See CASTLETOWN (Isle of Man).

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Castletown Bay, inlet, in S. of Isle of Man, measuring 3 m. across entrance from Scarlet Point to Lang Ness.

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Chicken Rock, off SW. coast of Isle of Man, 2 miles S. of Calf of Man; has lighthouse, with revolving light seen 16 miles.

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Claughbane House, in SW. vicinity of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

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Clay Head, S. prom. of Laxey Bay, E. coast I. of Man.

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Cloven Stones, small circle of unhewn stones, two of them split or cloven, E. coast I. of Man, 1 m. S. of Laxey; the traditionary burial-place of a renowned Welsh prince.

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Colden.-- summit, Isle of Man, alt. 1599 ft.

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Corrin's Tower, or Corrin's Folly (50 ft. high, on hill 500 ft.), landmark, near Peel, W. coast I. of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cranstal Point, N. termination of Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, alt. 200 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cregneesh, vil., ½ mile from Howe, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dalby, Vil., Patrick par., Isle of Man, 4 miles S. of Peel, pop. 319; near the vil. is the headland of Dalby Point.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Darragh, glen with stone circle, 1 mile from Crosby ry. sta., Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Derby Castle, old seat, in NE. vicinity of Douglas, isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Derby Haven, seaport vil., Malew par., Isle of Man, 2 miles NE. of Castle town; is a sub-port to Douglas, and has an excellent harbour.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dhoo, stream, Isle of Man; flows 6 miles E. to Douglas Bay.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dhoon, glen and waterfall, 6 miles SE. of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dolby, school, Isle of Man. See DALBY.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Elfin Glen, near Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Erin, Port, Isle of Man. See PORT ERIN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Fairy Hole, cavern in the "Sugarloaf" Rock, Stacka Bay, SW. coast Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Falcon Cliff, castellated building, at Douglas, Isle of Man; was at one time the residence of the Governor.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Fistard, vil. and headland, SW. coast Isle of Man, near Port St Mary.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Giants Quoiting Stones, 2 blocks of clay slate, Isle of Man, 1 mile NE. of Port St Mary; they are 10 ft. long, 3 broad, and 2 thick.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Ginger Hall, The, place in NE. of Isle of Man, 3 miles from Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Meay, glen, with waterfall, near W. coast of Isle of Man, 3 miles SW. of Peel. See GLENMOY.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Mooar, vale, Michael par., Isle of Man; is traversed by stream which falls into Irish Sea, 5 miles NE. of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Roy, wooded vale, Lonan par., Isle of Man, near Larkey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Tramman, glen, near Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glencrutchery House, seat, 1½ mile N. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glenfaba, sheading, S. div. Isle of Man; contains Patrick, German, and Marown pars.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glenmoy, hamlet, Patrick par., Isle of Man, 3 miles SW. of Peel; P.O. See GLEN MEAY.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Gowneys, The, 2 rocks on S. side of Dhoon Glen, E. coast Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Greeba, mountain, Isle of Man, 6 miles NW. of Douglas, alt. 1382 ft.; in vicinity are Greeba Castle and Greeba Tower.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Greenough, Isle of Man. See GREENWICK BAY.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Greenwick Bay or Port Greenough, small bay, on SE. coast of Isle of Man, 1 mile W. of St Ann's Head.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Hango Hill, or Mount Strange, 1 mile from Castletown, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Helen, Glen, Isle of Man. See GLEN HELEN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kella House, West, seat, 4 miles W. of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kentraugh, seat, on S. coast of Isle of Man, 3 miles NW. of Castletown.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kewaigue, hamlet, Braddan par., Isle of Man, 1½ mile SW. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kionedroghad, old Manx name of CONCHAN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirby House, seat, in NW. vicinity of Douglas, Isle of Man; the river Dhoo runs through the grounds.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirk Christ Lezayre, eccl. dist., Lezayre par., Isle of Man, pop. 1812. See LEZAYRE.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirkbride, vil., Bride par., Isle of Man, 5 miles N. of Ramsey; P.O. See BRIDE.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lhane Moor, stream, Isle of Man. See LEAVENS.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lhergydhoo, hamlet, 3 m. NE. of Peel, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Little Head, promontory, on SE. coast of Isle of Man, between Douglas and Conchan.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Little Ness, promontory, on SE. coast of Isle of Man, 2½ miles SW. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Longness, Isle of Man. See LANGNESS.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Man, Calf of. See CALF OF MAN and CHICKEN ROCK.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Marown (or Kirk Marown), par., Isle of Man, on river Dhoo, 5 miles NW. of Douglas, 6585 ac., pop. 990.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Middle Hill.-- eminence, 1½ mile SW of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Milntown, seat of the Christian family, near Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Mount Murray, seat, 3½ miles SW. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Mount Strange, Isle of Man. See HANGO HILL.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Noggin Head, Isle of Man. See NAGGIN HEAD.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

North Barrule, mountain peak, Isle of Man, 2 miles SW. of Ramsey, alt. 1842 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Nunnery, The.-- seat, in E. of Isle of Man, 1½ mile SW. of Douglas; Nunnery Hill is 492 ft. high.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Onchan (or Kirk Onchan), Man; P.O. See CONCHAN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Orrisdale Head, headland, on W. coast of Isle of Man, 1½ mile N. of Kirkmichael.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Perwick Bay, on S. coast of Isle of Man, 1 mile SW. of Port St Mary.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Pigeon's Cove, on E. coast of Isle of Man, near Douglas Head.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Poolvash Bay, bay, on S. coast of Isle of Man, between Castletown and Port St Mary; it measures 3½ miles across the entrance, and gives its name to a kind of marble which is largely quarried on its shores. Poor Head, co. Cork. See POWER HEAD.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port Erin, coast vil. with ry. eta., Rushen par., in SW. of Isle of Man, on Port Erin Bay, 5½ miles W. of Castletown; P.O., T.O. The bay is enclosed by the Bradda Hills on the N., and by the Camels on the S., and affords good fishing. To make the port a harbour of refuge for vessels of all sizes, a breakwater, 950 ft. long, has been constructed; inside the breakwater ie a landing-pier for steamers.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port Lewaigue, hamlet and small port, on E. coast of Isle of Man, 1¾ mile SE. of Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port Skillion, sheltered cove, on E. coast of Isle of Man, below Douglas Head; is a bathing resort.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port-e-Vadda, bay, on E. coast of Isle of Man, 2½ miles NE. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Primrose Hill, in N. of Isle of Man, 3½ miles W. of Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Quine's Hill, eminence, nr. PortSoderick, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Ravensdale, seat, 1 mile S. of Ballaugh, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Rockmount, hamlet, 2 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Rushen Abbey, ruin, near Ballasalla, 2 miles NE. of Castletown, Isle of Man; was one of the last monasteries dissolved in the British Isles.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Anne.-- (or Santon), par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Santon), Isle of Man - par., 4250 ac., pop. 593; vil., 5g miles SW. of Douglas; P.O., called St Ann's. On the coast, 2 miles SE. of vil., is St Anne's Head, promontory.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Ann's, Isle of Man; P.O. See ST ANNE.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Catherine's House, Conchan par., Isle of Man, near Douglas; in the garden are some curious Runic remains.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Catherine's Well, near Port Erin, Isle of Man; is a place of great interest, and is supposed to have been the site of an ancient hermitage.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Germains, ry. sta., in W. of Isle of Man, 4 miles SW. of Kirkmichael.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Mary Rock, rock, at entrance of Douglas Harbour, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Santon, ry. sta., Isle of Man, 5½ miles SW. of Douglas. See ST ANNE.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Skillion, Port, sheltered nook, on E. coast of Isle of Man, below Douglas Head; is a bathing resort.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Slieu Dhoo, hill, Isle of Man, 3 miles S. of Ballaugh, alt. 1139 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Slieu Lewaigue, hill, Isle of Man, 1 mile SE. of Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Slieu Whallin, hill, in W. of Isle of Man, 4 miles SE. of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Spanish Head, promontory, at SW. extremity of Isle of Man; alt. 350 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Stack, The, two grand pyramids of rock, about 100 ft. high, off W. side of Calf of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Strandhall, hamlet, on S. coast of Isle of Man, 2 miles NW. of Castletown; remains of a submerged forest, and some curious rock formations, are in vicinity.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Strang, vil., Braddan par., Isle of Man, 2 miles NW. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Sugarloaf.-- isolated rock (150 ft. high), Isle of Man, at NE. corner of Stacka Bay, 1½ mile SW. of Port St Mary.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Sunny Arbour Hill, eminence, Isle of Man, 4 miles NE. of Castletown.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Tromode, vil., 1 mile NW. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Tynwald Hill (Cronk-y-Keillown), near St John's Church, Isle of Man, 3 miles SE. of Peel; is an artificial circular mound, a few feet high, ascended by steps, and from Tynwald Hill the laws passed by the estates are made public every

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Union Mills, vil. with ry. sta., 2 miles NW. of Douglas, Isle of Man, on river Dhoo; P.O.; has mfrs. of woollen fabrics, blankets, frieze, &c.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

White House, The, seat, near Kirkmichael, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glas, river, Isle of Man; joins the Dhoo at Douglas and flows into Douglas Bay.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Penyphot, mountain peak, in centre of Isle of Man, 2 miles SW. of Snaefell, alt. 1772 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

White Strand, The, gravelly beach, on W. coast of Isle of Man, 1 mile N. of Peel; is noted for its pebbles.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Wyllin, Glen, Michael par., Isle of Man, near Kirk-michael vil.; is traversed by a stream.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Carnane, eminence, Isle of Man, 2 miles from Port Erin, alt. 900 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cronk-ny-Irey-Lhaa, hill, 4 miles NE. of Port Erin, Isle of Man, alt. 1449 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirksanton, Isle of Man. See ST ANNE.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Mull Hill, in SW. of Isle of Man, near Port St Mary, alt. 537 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Rushen Castle, Isle of Man. See CASTLETOWN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Spooyt Vane, The (White Spout), waterfall, in Glen Mooar, Isle of Man, 2 miles S. of Kirkmichael.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Yu Cheance Rhunt (The Round Meadow), field beside St Trinian's Church, near Greeba Mountain, on road from Douglas to Peel, Isle of Man; is connected with the legend of the phynnodderee or hairy satyr.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cass-ny-Awin (Foot of the Waters), a remarkable group of rocks, on the SE. coast of the Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Castle Mona, Douglas, Isle of Man; now a hotel, formerly a residence of the Dukes of Athole.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Claugh Ouyr, eminence, NE. of Snae Fell, Isle of Man, alt. 1808 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cronkbourne, seat, 2 m. S W. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Cronk-ne-Voddy, hamlet with school, German par., Isle of Man, near Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Crosby, hamlet with ry. sta., 4½ miles NW. of Douglas, Isle of Man; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Fairy Hill (or Cronk-na-Mooar), tumulus, 474 ft. in circumference and 45 ft. high, at foot of Grammah Hill, in SW. of Isle of Man, a little NE. of Port Erin; is supposed by some to have been a fortified place.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Foxdale, hamlet, 5 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man; P.O.; in vicinity are the Foxdale Lead Mines.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Garrahan, mountain, in Isle of Man, 6 miles N. of Douglas, alt. 1520 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

German (or Kirk German), par., in W. of Isle of Man, 11,679 ac., pop. 6051; contains the town of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Aldyn, narrow valley in Isle of Man, extending from North Barrule mountain to W. vicinity of Ramsey; is traversed by a stream which falls into the Sulby.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Wyllin, wooded vale, Michael par., Isle of Man; is traversed by a stream.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Grammah Hill, low hill with fine view, in SW. of Isle of Man, between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Jurby, par. and vil., Isle of Man, on NW. coast, 7½ miles NW. of Ramsey, 4721 ac., pop. 661; P.O.; in vicinity of vil. is Jurby Point.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirk Andreas, par. and vil., in N. of Isle of Man, 5½ miles NW. of Ramsey, 7871 ac., pop. 1482; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man. See PATRICK.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirkmichael, vil. with ry. sta., Michael par., Isle of Man, 2½ miles S. of Ballaugh; P.O. See MICHAEL.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lezayre (or Kirk Christ Lezayre), par. and vil. with ry. sta., Isle of Man - par. (containing part of Ramsey town), 16,277 ac., pop. 2369, pop. of town part 883; the vil. is under N. side of North Barrule mountain, 2 miles SW.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Magher-y-Chiarn, hillside field, near Marown church, Isle of Man; contains a stone platform, with 5 upright stones, called St Patrick's Chair.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Maughold (or Kirk Maughold), par. and vil., in NE. of Isle of Man - par. (containing part of town of Ramsey), 9094 ac., pop. 4289; vil., 3½ miles SE. of Ramsey; P.O., called Kirk Maughold; at the vil. are a remarkable pillar-cross, an ancient monumental slab, and other antiquities; the church (named from a Culdee saint) is one of the most ancient in the island; Maughold Head, the S. extremity of Ramsey Bay, is 373 ft. high; on NW. side of headland is St Maughold's Well, long believed to possess peculiar medicinal properties.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Michael (or Kirk Michael), sheading, par., and vil. with ry. sta. (Kirk Michael), in NW. of Isle of Man, 6½ miles NE. of Peel and 9 miles SW. of Ramsey - par., 8772 ac., pop. 1101; P.O., called Kirkmichael; the sheading comprises the pars, of Michael, Ballaugh, and Jurby; the churchyard contains the tomb of Bishop Wilson (1663-1755) and 7 Runic monuments.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Milner Tower, The, memorial tower (1871), on Bradda Head, Port Erin, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Monn Castle, Isle of Man. See CASTLE MONA.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Neb, river, Isle of Man; rises on N. side of South Barrule, flows NW. through Glen Helen and Glen Mooar to the Irish Sea at Peel; is 8 miles long, and makes a fine waterfall 2 miles below its source.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Niarbyl Point, headland, on W. coast of Isle of Man, 3½ miles SW. of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Parville, seat, 1 m. NW. of Castletown, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Peel Road, ry. sta., Isle of Man, 2½ m. SE. of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port Vallin, coast vil., Maughold par., Isle of Man, 2½ miles SE. of Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port-e-Chee (Haven of Peace), a meadow, in E. of Isle of Man, 1 mile NW. of Douglas, and close to the junction of the rivers Dhoo and Glas; a house here was the residence of the Duke of Athole before the erection of Castle Mona.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Quarter Bridge, across river Glas, 1 mile from Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Ramsey, seaport town with ry. sta., Lezayre and Maughold pars., Isle of Man, on NE. coast, on shore of Ramsey Bay, and at mouth of river Sulby, 14 miles from Douglas and 18 by rail NE. of Feel, pop. 4025; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Ramsey is a very ancient place, and consists of two parts, North Ramsey and South Ramsey, connected by a bridge (1739) over the Sulby. It is the port for the N. of the island, and has a large export of horses, cattle, and agricultural produce. It is surrounded by attractive scenery; has fine sands, a broad promenade, and an elegant pier (2200 ft. long); and is much frequented by tourists and summer visitors. There is regular steam communication with Liverpool. Ramsey Bay stretches in a semicircle of 9 miles from the Point of Ayre in the N. to Maughold Head in the S.; it affords excellent angling.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Rushen, par., in SW. of Isle of Man, 7456 ac., pop. 3527; contains Port Erin and Port St Mary; near the church, 1 mile NE. of Port Erin, is a tall Runic monumental cross.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Johns, hamlet with ry. sta. and old chapel, German par., Isle of Man, on river Neb, 3 miles SE. of Peel; P.O.; near the chapel is an ancient monument with Runic inscription.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Mark's, hamlet with ancient chapel, 5 miles NE. of Castletown, Isle of Man; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Michael's Island, off E. coast of Isle of Man, at S. side of Derbyhaven, and connected by a causeway with the mainland; has ruins of a fortress and of an ancient chapel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Saltrick, picturesque creek, on SE. coast of Isle of Man, 3 miles NE. of Castletown.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Santon Burn, stream, Isle of Man; rises at foot of South Barrule, and flows SE. and S. to the sea.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Silver Burn, rivulet, in S. of Isle of Man; rises on South Barrule mountain, and flows 7 miles S. to the sea at Castletown.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Slieu-na-Fraughane, hill, Isle of Man, 2½ miles SE. of Kirkmichael, alt. 1602 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Stack of Scarlett, The, huge basaltic rock, on S. coast of Isle of Man, at Scarlett Point, the SW. extremity of Castletown Bay; is insulated at high water, and is about 40 ft. high.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Sulby.-- eccl. dist. and vil. (ry. stations Sulby Bridge and Sulby Glen), Lezayre par., Isle of Man - dist., pop. 557; vil., on river Sulby, 4 miles W. of Ramsey; P.O.; is situated in Sulby Glen (Glen Mooar), a picturesque vale, bounded by lofty and rugged hills, and traversed by Sulby River, which rises among the hills, flows 6 miles N. to the vil., and thence 4 E. to the sea at .Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lonan (or Kirk Lonan), par., in E. of Isle of Man (containing Laxey), 9423 ac., pop. 3277.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Leavens (or Lhane Moor), river, in N. of Isle of Man; rises in The Curragh, and flows 5 miles N. to the sea 1 mile SW. of Blue Point.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Sky Hill, Isle of Man, near Snae Fell; vestiges of an ancient chapel, 2 forts, and some tumuli are on its summit; here, in 1077, Goddard Crowan defeated the Manx.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Baldwin, chapelry, Kirk Braddan par., Isle of Man, 1 mile W. of Douglas; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Barrule, South, mountain peak, Isle of Man, 5 miles SE. of Peel, alt. 1584 ft.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Braddan, or Kirk Braddan, par., Isle of Man, partly in the town of Douglas, 11,454 ac., pop. 2813. There are several Runic monuments in the churchyard.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Colby.-- vil. with ry. sta., Arbory par., Isle of Man, 3 miles NW. of Castletown; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Conister, or St Mary's Rock, Douglas Bay, E. coast Isle of Man; a dangerous rock, now surmounted by a Tower of Refuge.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Fleshwick, vil., on Fleshwick Bay, SW. coast of Isle of Man, 1½ mile N. of Port Erin.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Glen Helen, glen, with waterfall, 4 miles SE. of Peel, Isle of Man; there is a hotel at the entrance.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

King William's Bank, shoal, in Irish Sea, 8 m. NE. of N. extremity of Isle of Man, 8 m. long and ¾ m. wide.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirk Maughold, vil., Maughold par., Isle of Man, 3 miles SE. of Ramsey; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kirk Onchan, eccl. dist. and vil., Conchan par., Isle of Man, 2 miles NE. of Douglas, pop. 1773; P.O. See CONCHAN.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Kitterland, rock, off SW. of Isle of Man, in Calf Sound, between Calf of Man and the mainland.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Lewaigue, small port, on E. coast of Isle of Man, 1¾ mile SE. of Ramsey.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Manannan's Chair, artificial mound, Isle of Man, near Tynwald Hill, 4 miles SE. of Peel.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Naggin (or Noggin) Head, small headland, in extreme SW. of Isle of Man, 1 mile SW. of Port St Mary.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Patrick (or Kirk Patrick), coast par., in W. of Isle of Man, 10,634 ac., pop. 2626; contains Dalby; the church is 1 mile S. of Peel.

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Port Soderick, coast hamlet with ry. sta., St Anne par., Isle of Man, on Port Soderick Bay, 3 miles SW. of Douglas; P.O.

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Reneurling Hill (Cronk Urleigh), eminence, Isle of Man, 1 mile SE. of Kirkmichael; was the ancient Tynwald Hill.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Rhenass Waterfall, Glen Helen, Isle of Man, 4 miles S. of Kirkmichael

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Richmond (or Bullrhenny) Hill, height, 3 miles SW. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

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Sartfell, eminence, in W. of Isle of Man, 6 miles NE. of Peel, alt. 1560 ft; has large quarries.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Scarlett Point, promontory, on S. coast of Isle of Man, at SW. side of Castletown Bay.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Snae Fell, highest mountain in the Isle of Man, 5 miles SW. of Ramsey, alt. 2034 ft.; England, Scotland, and Ireland are visible from its summit.

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Stacka Bay, on S. coast of Isle of Man, bounded on the W. by Spanish Head.

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Tholt-e-Will, recreation grounds, in Glen Mooar, Isle of Man, near Ballaskella.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Thousla Rock, in Calf Sound, Isle of Man.

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Bechmaken, site of a Greyfriars' priory, Isle of Man, 2 miles W. of Rushen.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Conchan, or Kirk Conchan, par., Isle of Man, partly in town of Douglas, 7880 ac., pop. 16,485; pop. of town part, 14,977; P.O., called Kirk Onchan.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Garff, sheading, N. div. Isle of Man, comprising Maughold and Lonan pars.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Injebreck, picturesque place, Isle of Man, between Colden and Garraghan mountains, 7 m. NW. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Malew (or Kirk Malew), par., in S. of Isle of Man, containing town of Castletown, 12,865 ac., pop. 4840.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

St Jude, vil., 3 miles NW. of Ramsey, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

South Barrule, mountain, Isle of Man, 6 miles S. of Peel, alt. 1585 ft.

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Castletown.-- seaport town, Malew par., Isle of Man, in S. extremity of island, on W. side of Castletown Bay, on both sides of Silver Burn, 11 miles SW. of Douglas by rail and 84 miles NW. of Liverpool, pop. 2243; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Castletown was long the seat of government. Rushen Castle, in centre of town, a Danish fortress of the 10th century, and long the residence of the kings of Man, is now partly used as a prison and barracks. Near the castle is a small building where the House of Keys assembled for about 170 years. King William's College, founded 1830, is 1 mile NE. In the town and its vicinity are breweries, tanneries, corn-mills, and lime-kilns. A small shipping trade is carried on. On the new pier-head is a lighthouse, with fixed light (Castletown Harbour) seen 8 miles.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port St Mary, coast vil. with ry. sta., Rushen par., Isle of Man, 4¾ miles W. of Castletown; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; from its attractive surroundings Port St Mary is a favourite resort of visitors. Important fisheries are carried on, and the harbour has a breakwater affording good anchorage to vessels of any size. On the pier head is a fixed light, 25 ft. above high water and seen 9 miles.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Ballabeg, ry. sta., 3 miles from Castletown, Isle of Man; P.O.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Dhoon.-- vil., 4 miles NE. of Douglas, Isle of Man.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Hamilton Bridge, place, Patrick par., Isle of Man, 4½ miles S W. of Peel; a waterfall of 30 ft. is in vicinity.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Port Greenough, Man. See GREENWICK BAY.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Calf of Man, island, Rushen par., at SW. extremity of Isle of Man, area 620 ac. Only a small patch of the island is cultivated; the rest is overrun by rabbits. The cliffs were formerly a haunt of the puffin. On the highest point (360

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Glen Clugget, gorge, nr. Ballaugh sta., Isle of Man.

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Glen Darragh, narrow valley, Isle of Man, 4 miles NW. of Douglas.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Mighil's (or St Michael's) Island, off Derby Haven, in SE. of Isle of Man, 2 miles E. of Castletown; contains the ruins of an old chapel, and of a fort, and is connected with Langness by a causeway.

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Shellae Point (or Point Cranstal), headland, on E. coast of Isle of Man, forming the N. boundary of Ramsey BW.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))