The site of a modern power station. The Ordnance Survey First edition mapping of 1869 shows a mill race and an unmarked industrial complex at this location. The building began life as a water-powered spinning mill in the early 19th century, but was converted for use as a paper mill in the 1820s. A succession of proprietors operated and extended the mill through the 19th century until it was converted for use as a power station serving the Manx Electric Railway. It now serves as a workshop.
The site of a modern mill race. The Ordnance Survey First edition mapping of 1869 shows a mill race at this location. For mapping purposes the grid reference provided marks the tail of the race: its start is adjacent to the weir (see 2373.40). The mill race served a spinning mill built in the 18th century which was converted for paper manufacturing in the early 1820s. The race is still extant throughout its length.
Founded in 1861 by Captain Richard Rowe, a Cornishman and former captain of the Laxey Mines, and built by engineer Robert Casement, designer of the Great Laxey Wheel, to harness the Laxey River for flour milling. The business, run for generations by the Corlett family, has survived three major fires and two world wars. Still producing flour from Manx-grown wheat today, it is one of the Island's oldest continuously operating industrial businesses.
P.M.C. Kermode reported the location of a burial cist 'said to be in the gully running north from Snaefell Mine' thus setting it apart from other cairns and mounds at west end of Laxey Glen.
The site of a group of mounds which have been interpreted as possible medieval shieling mounds, cairns or industrial spoil tips. They are found in the area centred on SC 40658722. Five shieling mounds are indicated at this position on Gelling's distribution map
The features do not look like burial mounds. As far as could be seen none have ditches. Some are sharply pointed and others are irregular in shape but as they are covered by a heavy growth of fern they were difficult to assess. They have been much burrowed by rabbits and are evidently mainly composed of earth though a few stones were visible. The area is covered by leats to the mine with which these mounds may have some connection.
A - Conical. Diameter 6.0 metres and 0.8 metres high.
B - Appears to be a small mound cut in two by a leat.
C - Elongated and shapeless. 11.0 metres north-south and 5.0 metres east-west.
D - Similar to A. Diameter 8.0 metres and minimum height 0.8 metres.
E - Elongated average diameter 8.0 metres north-south. Minimum height is 0.5 metres.
Two groups of shieling mounds were recorded in this area by P.S. Gelling. In the area of SC 403871 a group of 9 shieling mounds were recorded and in the area of SC 403873 a group of 5 shieling mounds were also found.
A small harbour at the mouth of the Laxey River, built in the 1850s specifically to service the nearby Great Laxey Mine, one of the most productive lead, zinc and silver mines on the island. Ore was carried by horse tramway down Glen Road to the harbour for shipment to smelting works in Wales. Mining at Laxey ceased around 1934, and the harbour is now used mainly by leisure craft and small inshore fishing boats.
