Ballafletcher Road/Braddan Road, Braddan, IM4 4LB
As the churchyard of Old Kirk Braddan was full, the Braddan Burial Ground Act 1848 enabled the Churchwardens to purchase new burial ground off Braddan Road, a few hundred yards from the church. It was extended in 1898 and 1938, and is now the largest in the Isle of Man. Next to the main gate […]
Peel Hill, Peel
Built around 1806 for Thomas Corrin, who owned the hill and much of the land nearby. The site was one of his favourite places and next to the tower, in a small outlined graveyard marked with stone pillars, is where he buried his wife and two children. The Folly is four stories high, roughly 50 […]
Langness, Castletown, IM9 1UB
Herring Tower designed and built by Thomas Brine in 1823 is a copy of the tower in Peel Castle. A second tower was built on Douglas head and later incorporated into the Douglas Head Hotel in 1869 which was itself demolished and turned into flats in 1999 keeping the tower. Both towers were created as […]
May 13, 2023 @ Kentraugh Mill
Working Water Mill Open to the public as part of National Mills Week-end. The Mill itself is recorded as being in use at the start of the sixteenth century. Rebuilt around 1832, it remained in the Qualtrough family for several generations before being sold to John Woods of Ballabeg, in 1904. Its working life ended in […]
Wheel Hill, Mines Road, Laxey, IM4 7NL
The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey. It is the largest working waterwheel in the world and was designed by Robert Casement. The wheel has a 72-foot-6-inch (22.1 m) diameter, is 6 feet (1.8 m) wide and revolves at approximately three revolutions per minute. […]