A non stop photographic journey around the beautiful Isle of Man by Peter Killey
(11 images in this post) A lovely walk out to the Tholtans at the Hidden Valley at Glen Dhoo Ballaugh today – A truly magical Manx place. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on…
(7 images in this post) A walk on the Public Footpath through Ballakilmartin Farm (St. Martin’s Church Farm). So sad to see a once loved home/farm like this. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click…
Love this little packhorse bridge over the Crammag River in Sulby. It is so isolated and I would imagine used by the occupants of the nearby Crammag Tholtans about a mile or so away. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto…
A lovely walk around Honey Hill Farm today 🇮🇲 I just love these old buildings. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Montpelier Tholtan I just loved this once loved home at Druidale, the colours were so vibrant that had to share it with you 🇮🇲 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for…
Former Cornaa Farm, now a beautiful Tholtan. A very remote part of the Isle of Man to say the least! Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Not a bad view of Snaefell Mountain from inside the old barn of Montpelier House (now a Tholtan) in Druidale. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
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. This…
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…
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. Feel free to make any comments either…
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…
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…