Ballaugh Glen Road, Ballaugh, IM4
The Dark Glen is so called because of the shadow cast by Sileau Curn. The area is managed by the Manx Wildlife Trust, protecting the Lemon scented Fern which grows along the river together with Common Spotted Orchid, Aspen which can be found together with Hen harriers and Stonechats. A farm settlement used to exist […]
Glen Rushen, Dalby Road, Peel, IM5 3BA
From the ruins of Snuff the Wind (Cross Vein Mine) Glen Rushen falls away down the valley to Glen Maye. Rugged and windswept the area contains Tholtons.
Killabregga, Main Road, Sulby, IM7
Killabregga Farm was owned and run for over a hundred years by the Kinrade family until the 1960s. Now it is a Tholtan.
Tholtan translates as “bush settlement” and has come to define the remote and abandoned Crofts on the Island. They are scattered all over, passed by on country roads or found down glens or up hillsides. There is a mystery and romanticism about them, reminding us of times gone by. Tholtans can be found in: Cronk-y-Voddy, The […]
Sulby Glen Road/Mountain Road, Block Eairy, Sulby
Can be a bit tricky to get to. This plantation is stocked with the usual Spruce, Pine and Larch which was often planted on the Island only this time in the 1980s rather than the 1960s. The Plantation has wide cycle trails for off road cycling. Worth visiting if you are in search of Manx […]
Main Road, Sulby, IM7 2HR
The Sulby River cuts down through the hillside to the Sulby Valley. The low lying area makes for a pleasant walk following the river. Hidden in the landscape is a Tholtan. There is a pub nearby, The Sulby Glen Hotel, if you are in need of refreshment after your walk.