Some abandoned and once loved old farmsteads on the Isle of Man.
Former Cornaa Farm, now a beautiful Tholtan.
A very remote part of the Isle of Man to say the least!
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Not a bad view of Snaefell Mountain from inside the old barn of Montpelier House (now a Tholtan) in Druidale.
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This lovely old Manx Tholtan is called Ballarghey 🇮🇲
It sits between Higher & Lower Foxdale behind Lhea Kerrow Farm, I believe it was once lived in by Philip Cain and his family but I am unsure how long ago since it was last inhabited!
Access was with kind permission from the land owner.
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3 images of Manx Tholtans, image 1 and 2 are Park Llewellyn. This beautiful once loved Manx Tholtan at Park Llewellyn sits on the foot of the slopes of North Barrule. Quite difficult to imagine how tough life in this isolated home might have been. But believe me the view out the front door overlooking Cornaa Valley with views of the North Laxey Mines nearby might have been some consolation. Without a doubt one of the most beautiful ruins on the entire island 🇮🇲
Image 3 is the nearby Tholtan of Cornaa Farm which I believe was still occupied in the late 70’s, again this beautiful once loved home enjoyed very similar views to the neighbouring Park Llewellyn.
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This lovely Tholtan was once known as Grammagh Cottage which sits next to the 17th green on Rowany Golf Course in Port Erin, this once loved home was then part of Upper Rowany Farm.
The hill in the background is the Carnanes which leads down to Fleshwick Bay.
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Glion Kiark “Glen of the Grouse”
A lovely walk today to this isolated building.
It is the site of an old slate quarry workings at the foot of Sartfell Mountain, this building is clearly visible when looking approximately South-East from the TT Course half-way up Barregarrow Hill.
This quarry originally employed about twenty quarrymen, many of whom were Welsh, who came over to the Island following the closures of quarries in their homeland. It closed in about 1874 due to the poor quality of the slate and the buildings subsequently fell into disrepair.
The ruins are those of the blacksmiths shop, stables, a pay office and accommodation for the men.
The belfry at the end of building deceptively gives it the appearance of an old church. In fact, the bell which it once housed was used to signal the beginning and ending of the mens work shifts, which ran day and night.
The old quarry building is very desolate and quite a hard place to get to it has very steep slopes and ravines to cross and a good set of walking boots are a must.
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A lovely guided walk around Killabregga Tholtans this afternoon with Ballaugh Heritage Trust, this particular Tholtan was one of the two homes amongst all the barns and piggery and threshing house etc. The upright stones to the right of the image were thought to be peat drying stones, where the peat was hung over to dry out.
Killabregga Farm was last farmed in the early 1960’s by the Kinrade family.
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A lovely Sunday morning hike in Sulby Glen this morning to find this beautiful Tholtan.
Could someone tell me what it’s name was?
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I just love this gorgeous Manx Tholtan at Cronk y Voddy.
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A fine example of a Manx Tholtan (once loved home) at the Sloc near to Ballakillowey.
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Spring Bank Cottage near to Sulby Claddagh.
I just love this little old once loved cottage which was once a crofters cottage and former home of the well known local charachter called Philly Quayle.
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A very isolated farmhouse and outbuildings, I actually worked there as a joiner about 35 years ago, where a family were going to renovate it!
This image was taken from the 33rd milestone on the Mountain Road the other day.
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