The most isolated of all Manx keeills which stands on a small platform on the steep western sloapes near to the foot of Cronk Ny Arrey Laa. The original boundaries of the burial ground are almost perfect and just outside the foundation of the priest’s cell. Several cross slabs and many lintel graves have also…
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St. Runius Church – Marown
Marown Parish is dedicated to St Runius or Ronan (Ma-Ronan) and is the only landlocked parish on the Island. It is thought that originally Marown and Santan were a single parish but the division had occurred by the 14th Century. Once this was the Parish church and was situated in about the centre of the…
Inside Looking Out – Towards The Famous Leaning Entrance Pillars
Standing inside Old Ballaugh Church at the Cronk and looking out towards the famous leaning entrance pillars. This little Church always intrigues me with its leaning entrance pillars, I have heard so many myths about the reasons why the pillars are leaning that I just don’t really know what to believe now! Feel free to make any…
Manx Churches and Chapels
Over the course of time I will add an image and a brief resume of every Church and Chapel on the Isle of Man. If you have followed my photography website before you will probably know I absolutely love architecture, especially ecclesiastical architecture. To save you looking through every image on here, just type into the…