Kitterland (Manx: Famman Kitterland, 'tail of the rocky isle') is a small, uninhabited islet of under 4 hectares lying in the tide-race of the Sound between the Isle of Man and the Calf of Man, now owned by the Manx National Trust. Local legend holds it is named for a Norwegian baron, Kitter, who drowned trying to cross the Sound after his castle on Barrule caught fire while he was out hunting on the Calf. The islet's treacherous currents were confirmed in 1853 when the vessel Lily struck its northern point; the master, his son and three crew were swept away and drowned even as nine others scrambled onto the rocks.