A lovely feature to the entrance of this Church is this hand carved Lychgate. The foundation stone (bottom centre right) was laid on Easter Monday in 1907 by the Lieutenant Governor Lord Raglan, and it was formally opened on 16th October. 1907 by the Governors wife Lady Raglan. Feel free to make any comments either…
Category: Michael
Our Green Hills Of Mann (Panoramic Image)
Standing near to Barregarroo Crossroads on the TT Course and looking across to our rolling green hills up to Slieu Freoaghane Mountain in Kirk Michael. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Spooyt Vane Waterfall
This is one of the highest waterfalls on the Isle of Man and is situated in a very isolated but tranquil setting in Glen Mooar, the name means ‘white spout’. Close by are the remains of a keeill, Cabbyl Pherick, and a priests cell. Spooyt Vane and Cabbyl Pherick are both accessed by ‘The Monks Road‘…
Glen Wyllin Coastal Erosion – Looking North
Standing on the headland at Glen Wyllin (south of Kirk Michael) and looking towards the sandy North West coast line of the Island up to Jurby Head. You can make out in the foreground the further coastal erosion (beyond the boulders) that have recently occurred due to the severe storms that we have been experiencing….
The Sandy Coastline from Kirk Michael to Jurby
Quite a topical subject at the moment with the recent severe gales and the coastal erosion that has occurred due to the storms. I captured this image today whilst travelling from Peel of the sandy West coastline of the Island from Kirk Michael up to Jurby Head, with the evidence of coastal erosion quite prominent….
Orrisdale Gatehouse on the old Northern Railway Line
Orrisdale Gatehouse on the former Manx Northern Railway Line. The next stop towards Kirk Michael (about 300m) is the former Bishopscourt Halt. Bishopscourt Halt was once a minor stop on the former Railway Line which was primarily used as a stop for the use of the Bishop, his staff and visitors. The image was captured…
3 Day Old Twins
We went to a friends farm in Kirk Michael today to see some lambs being born, unfortunately there was no new arrivals whilst we were there. Here is an image of twins who are three days old 🙂 The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Click on the…
The Sandy Coastline from Kirk Michael to Jurby
Captured this image today whilst travelling from Peel to Ramsey of the sandy West coastline of the Island from Kirk Michael up to Jurby Head, with the evidence of coastal erosion quite prominent. You can also see in the top left of the image the white spire of Jurby Church. The image was captured on…