St John's is a village in the parish of Kirk German in the centre of the Isle of Man, the location of Tynwald Hill. It is where the annual Tynwald ceremony takes place on 5 July, when new laws are promulgated in English and Manx from the tiered artificial mound, a tradition of open-air assembly that dates back to the Norse period.
St Patrick's Isle is a small island connected by causeway to the town of Peel on the west coast of the Isle of Man. It is the site of Peel Castle, the Cathedral of St German, and the Round Tower, and has been a place of religious and military significance since the early Christian period. Archaeological excavations have revealed Norse and early Christian burials, including the notable "Pagan Lady" grave.
St Trinian's is a ruined medieval chapel in the parish of Marown, situated near Crosby on the main road between Douglas and Peel. The roofless ruin is associated with a Manx legend involving a buggane, a supernatural creature said to have torn off the roof each time it was rebuilt.
Gob ny Scuit ("Point of the Jet or Spout") is a location in the parish of Michael on the Isle of Man, said to be haunted by a buggane described as a spectre like a man with the head of a cat and great fiery eyes, believed to be the ghost of a murderer. It terrified the district with howls until it was laid by Jem-beg Kermeen of Ballure, and investigation by Kennish revealed the sounds were produced by wind entering a natural fissure in the rock.
The Calf of Man is a small island off the south-western tip of the Isle of Man, separated from the main island by the Calf Sound. It has been a bird sanctuary since 1951 and is managed by Manx National Heritage. The island has a long history of habitation and was used as a base by smugglers during the eighteenth century.
The Crosh is a location in the parish of Lonan on the Isle of Man. The name derives from the Manx word for "cross", and the site may be connected to the ancient practice of summoning the militia by passing a wooden cross from neighbour to neighbour, or to one of the parish's numerous sites of early Christian significance.
The Cursing Stone at Raby Keeill is located in the parish of Patrick on the Isle of Man, near the site of an ancient keeill (chapel). Cursing stones are a feature of Celtic tradition, believed to bring misfortune upon those against whom they were turned, and several examples survive at early Christian sites across the Island.
The Drowning Pool and the Phynnodderee's Pool are located in the parish of Lonan on the Isle of Man. The Phynnodderee is one of the most distinctive creatures of Manx folklore, a hairy, supernatural being said to perform agricultural tasks for farmers but shunning human contact; the pool associated with it in Lonan is traditionally held to be its dwelling place.
The Silverburn is a river in the south of the Isle of Man, flowing through Ballasalla past the ruins of Rushen Abbey and into Castletown Bay. It is the principal watercourse of the southern part of the Island and has been historically important for milling and as a natural boundary in the landscape.
The Wishing Stones at the Dhoon are two smooth slate slabs, approximately ten feet high and standing eighteen inches apart, on the broogh above Dhoon Bay in the parish of Maughold. Known in Manx as Meir ny Foawyr ("Fingers of the Giant"), the custom is to stand squeezed between them facing seaward, with a palm placed flat against each stone, and wish.
The Three Anchors Tavern on Milk Street in London was a public house in the City of London. Its connection to the Isle of Man relates to the Island's administrative and commercial ties with the capital, where Manx deputations and agents conducted business with the English government.
Tynwald Hill is an artificial tiered mound at St John's in the centre of the Isle of Man, where the annual Tynwald ceremony has been held since at least the Norse period. New laws are proclaimed from its summit in both English and Manx, and it remains the symbolic heart of the Island's parliamentary tradition, representing the continuity of self-governance that dates back over a thousand years.
Venice is a historic maritime city in north-eastern Italy. Its connection to the Isle of Man relates to the broader European trading networks in which Manx merchants participated during the early modern period.
Virginia is a state on the east coast of the United States. William and Jonathan Christian of Maughold emigrated there in 1655, acquiring considerable tracts of land; their descendants included Colonel Robert Christian, a friend of George Washington who served in the Revolutionary War, and John Beverley Christian (1796-1856), an able advocate and jurist educated at William and Mary College.
Wales is a constituent country of the United Kingdom with historical and linguistic connections to the Isle of Man. Both share Celtic heritage and related Brythonic and Goidelic traditions, and Welsh miners were among those who settled alongside Manx emigrants in American mining communities.
Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States. The city has had Manx residents, including Wilson Jenkinson, a Foxdale miner who moved from Montana to work in United States government services and was active in promoting the North American Manx Association.
Westminster is the seat of the British Parliament in London. It was in the Houses of Parliament at Westminster that the Isle of Man Purchase Act and the Mischief Act were passed in 1765, with the Revestment Bill pushed through both Houses in barely a fortnight - a pace of legislation almost without precedent and described by contemporaries as indecent in its haste.
Whitehaven is a port town in Cumberland on the north-west coast of England. It was the base of the Lutwidge merchant family, whose memorial to the Treasury helped bring about the Revestment of 1765, and the home port of the customs sloops that patrolled the Irish Sea enforcing the revenue laws against Manx smuggling.