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Milntown
Milntown is a historic estate in the parish of Lezayre in the north of the Isle of Man. It was the seat of the Christian family of Lezayre and the birthplace of William Christian (Illiam Dhone), who was born there on 14 April 1608. The estate has been in the hands of the Christian family for centuries and is now open to the public.
Mooragh Camp, Ramsey
Mooragh Camp in Ramsey was a civilian internment camp on the Isle of Man during the First and Second World Wars. Along with Knockaloe, Rushen Camp, and other sites, it was used to intern enemy aliens, reflecting the Island's role as a location for wartime internment due to its geographical isolation.
Naples
Naples is a major port city in southern Italy. Its connection to the Isle of Man relates to the Mediterranean trading networks in which Manx merchants and seafarers participated, and to the broader European maritime world of the eighteenth century.
Niarbyl
Niarbyl is a coastal location in the parish of Patrick on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from the Manx Gaelic yn arbyl meaning "the tail", referring to the distinctive reef of rocks extending into the Irish Sea, and the site has associations with Manx fishing traditions and folklore.
Nikkesen's Pool, Lonan
Nikkesen's Pool is located in the Awin Ruy ("Ruddy Stream") near its junction with the Glen Roy river in the parish of Lonan. It was said to be the haunt of a water-sprite called the Nikkesen, a creature of the Germanic Nixie tradition who appeared as a horse or a handsome young man, drawing victims - chiefly girls - into his underwater dwelling. By full-moon light, he was said to lead singing and dancing processions of his captives around the meadow below the pool.
Ohio Settlements
The Ohio settlements refer to the network of Manx farming communities established in the Western Reserve of north-east Ohio from the 1820s onwards. Beginning with the arrival of William Corkhill of Ramsey in 1822, Manx emigrants settled across townships such as Warrensville, Mentor, Leroy, and Concord, establishing the largest and most enduring Manx diaspora community in America.
Onchan
Onchan is a parish adjoining Douglas on the Isle of Man. It is home to St Catherine's Church with its notable Viking-age cross, and was one of the parishes from which significant numbers of emigrants departed for America during the nineteenth century, particularly to the Illinois settlements.
Ooig ny Seiyr: The Cave of the Carpenters, Patrick
Ooig ny Seiyr ("Cave of the Carpenter") is a sea cave on the coast beneath Cronk yn Iree Laa in the parish of Patrick. Fishermen reported hearing the sounds of woodworking from within, variously explained as elementals making barrels for the herring catch, building boats, or - most ominously - making coffins. The sounds were said to be heard with unusual vigour before a disaster befell the Peel-side fishing boats.
Peel
Peel is a town on the west coast of the Isle of Man, dominated by the ruins of Peel Castle on St Patrick's Isle. Historically a fishing port and the ecclesiastical centre of the Island (as the site of the Cathedral of St German), it was also the home of several prominent Manx families including the Moores of Ballamoore and the Cannons who emigrated to join the Latter Day Saints in Utah.
Peel Castle
Peel Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on St Patrick's Isle, connected to the town of Peel by a causeway. It was one of the two principal garrisons of the Isle of Man and the site of the Cathedral of St German. Edward Christian was held prisoner within its walls for approximately eighteen years, and during the 1651 rebellion the northern companies besieged the castle while Charlotte de la Tremoille negotiated her own surrender terms with the Parliamentary commissioners.
Port Erin
Port Erin is a village on the south-west coast of the Isle of Man. It lies near Cronk ny Arrey Lhaa ("Hill of the day watch"), one of the ancient beacon stations used to warn of approaching enemies, and during the Second World War part of the village was used as an internment camp for women and children.
Port St Mary
Port St Mary is a fishing village and harbour on the southern coast of the Isle of Man. It served as one of the Island's active fishing ports, with its fleet participating in the herring fisheries that were historically one of the principal industries of the Island.
Ramsey
Ramsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man, the second largest settlement on the Island. It was the birthplace of several notable Manx families and figures, including emigrants who were among the earliest Manx settlers in America. Mooragh Camp in the town served as an internment camp during both World Wars.
Ronaldsway
Ronaldsway is a farm in the parish of Malew in the south of the Isle of Man. It is historically significant as the assembly point for the 1651 Manx rebellion, where the militia under William Christian (Illiam Dhone) gathered before seizing the Island's forts from the Countess of Derby's forces. It later became the site of the Isle of Man's airport.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a major port city in the Netherlands. It was part of the European trading network that connected the Isle of Man with Continental markets, particularly during the eighteenth-century smuggling era when foreign goods from across Europe were imported into the Island for clandestine re-export to Britain and Ireland.
Rushen
Rushen is one of the six sheadings (administrative divisions) of the Isle of Man, covering the southern part of the Island. It takes its name from Castle Rushen in Castletown and encompasses several parishes including Malew, Arbory, and Rushen, forming the historic heartland of Manx governance.
Rushen Abbey
Rushen Abbey is a ruined medieval monastery in Ballasalla, founded c.1134 as a daughter house of Furness Abbey in Lancashire. Originally a Savignac foundation, it became Cistercian when the Savignac order merged with the Cistercians in 1147. It was the most important religious house on the Isle of Man and played a central role in the Island's ecclesiastical and cultural life until the Dissolution.
Rushen Camp
Rushen Camp was a civilian internment camp in the south of the Isle of Man used during the Second World War. It was one of several camps established on the Island to intern enemy aliens, alongside Mooragh Camp in Ramsey and the earlier Knockaloe camp from the First World War.
Scapa Flow
Scapa Flow is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, that served as the principal base of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet during both World Wars. Manx people served in the Royal Navy and other services at Scapa Flow, and the Island's maritime connections extended to this strategically vital anchorage.
Scotland
Scotland has had a close and complex relationship with the Isle of Man throughout history. The Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles was ceded to Scotland by the Treaty of Perth in 1266, and the Scottish Crown held sovereignty over the Island until the English took control in the fourteenth century. The Murray Dukes of Atholl, who held the Lordship from 1736, were a Scottish family.
Sky Hill
Sky Hill is an elevated site on the Isle of Man. It was one of the ancient beacon stations and watch hills used for coastal surveillance, part of the system of "watch and ward" by which the Island's inhabitants maintained vigilance against approaching enemies from the earliest times.
Snaefell
Snaefell is the highest point on the Isle of Man, rising to 2,036 feet. Its name derives from the Norse for "snow mountain", reflecting the Island's Norse heritage. Watch and ward was kept continuously on its summit, day and night, winter and summer, and if danger appeared, the beacon was set on fire to alert the Island's inhabitants.
South Barrule
South Barrule is a prominent hill in the south of the Isle of Man, rising to 1,585 feet. Its name derives from the Norse Varda-fjall ("Beacon fell"), indicating its use as a beacon station in the Norse signal system. The summit is crowned by a large Iron Age hillfort, one of the most significant prehistoric monuments on the Island.
Spain
Spain is a country in south-western Europe. Its connection to the Isle of Man includes the broader European trading networks in which Manx merchants participated, and the military conflicts of the early modern period in which the Island's strategic position in the Irish Sea was of significance.
St Catherine's Church, Onchan
St Catherine's Church is the parish church of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It contains notable antiquities including a Viking-age runic cross, and has served as the centre of worship and community life for the parish of Onchan since the medieval period.