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Heading north on the Millennium Way, coming onto Skye Hill before descending down into Lezayre.
The picture was taken on 27 May 2018.
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.
This is an illustration of a Welsh Shaft, which we had learnt about on the Laxey Wheel miner's walk.
The Welsh Shaft Man Engine was used to get men up and down the mine and involved stepping off onto intermediate platforms.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxey_Mine
Link below has a nice graphic showing the Man Engine
Ellan Vannin - Isle of Man.
Market Place, Peel.
Peel's Manx Gaelic name of Purt ny h-Inshey translates literally as 'Port of the Island'. This refers to the small island of St Patrick, on which Peel Castle is built; it is connected to the town by a causeway.
Unlike most English place names on the the Island whose names are a translation or Anglicisation of the Manx Gaelic name, the English name of Peel is of completely different origin and probably referred to a defensive tower, or 'Peel Tower' that was added to the Castle during the period of English rule. The gradual Anglicisation of the Isle of Man saw the name spread to include the town itself.
small wall on Laxey prom next to the building that sells ice creams, unfortunately it was shut ( would have loved a cornetto)
Not sure of the name, but it was really nice there today.
First road on the right driving south from Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.
Canon EOS 550D, 18-55mm, ISO: 100, Exposure: 30.0 sec, Aperture: 11.0, Focal Length: 18mm, Polariser + 10stop
Close up of Isle of Man Railway loco number 10 "GH Wood" a 2-4-0T built by Beyer, Peakcock and Company Ltd in 1908.
The Irish Sea is in one of its benign moods here. Next day was stormy and wet. You take your chances...