Just inside the the entrance to Bishopscourt Glen (north of Kirk Michael) is an artificial mound named Mount Aeolus, created by Bishop Hildesley to commemorate Captain Elliott’s victory over the French off the Manx coast on 28 February 1760. The mound which is shaped in similarity to Tynwald Hill has a inscribed monument on the…
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Ballaugh Old Railway Platform
A cold, crisp Autumn afternoon at the former Ballaugh Railway Station cattle loading platform on the Northern Railway Line which was run until 1968 by the Manx Northern Railway (MNR). The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by…
Hay Bales at the Cronk in Ballaugh at Sunset
Standing at the Cronk at sunset and looking towards Jurby Church with the low sun casting long shadows on the field. The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook…
On the track up to the Hidden Valley at Glen Dhoo
I love this beautiful area of Ballaugh and I took this image a few weeks back but forgot to add it to manxscenes.com The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by…
Killane Jurby
Now that’s a bit close to the edge! Spotted this whilst having a walk up the beach below “Ballateare” at Killane on the Jurby Coast Road near to RAF Jurby Head.
The Forgotten Valley at Glen Dhoo Ballaugh
We went for a beautiful walk this evening up to “The Forgotten Valley” at Glen Dhoo in Ballaugh. Glen Dhoo in Manx Gaelic simply means “Black Glen” because when the sun is sinking in the sky and disappears behind the hill the Glen is cast into shade. This forgotten valley is untouched and absolutely beautiful…
The Old Northern Steam Railway Line – Ballacrye Gatehouse
On the old Northern Railway Line at Ballacrye just North of Ballaugh Village is the Ballacrye Level Crossing Gatehouse, this building is where the gate keeper and his family lived; The duties of the gatekeeper were arduous, as laid down by the Isle of Man Company in 1922 (Link to Ballaugh Heritage Trust) The gates…
Cronk Beach in Ballaugh
Standing at the Cronk Beach in Ballaugh and looking North twards Killane and the old RAF Jurby Head. You can easily make out the coastal erosion and man made sea defences near Killane in Jurby! The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments…
The Road to Cronk Beach
On the little road down to the Cronk Beach at Ballaugh there are a number of lovely little cottages with stunning views out to sea and also inland towards Ballaugh Glen and Snaefell Mountain. The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either…
Looking Towards Ballaugh Plantation
A walk down the Brough Jairg footpath in Ballaugh a day after the Village was virtually cut off by a snow storm that started on Friday 22nd March 2013. The image was captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR Camera with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens, cropped and resized in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free…
St Mary’s Church – Station Road Ballaugh
This beautiful Church was built in 1833 and is situated in Station Road in Ballaugh, this Church was built to replace Old Ballaugh Church Ballaugh was quite severely affected by a snowstorm that hit the Island on Friday 22nd March 2013 as can be seen by the snow sticking to the East facing section of…
Ballaugh Old Church (St Mary’s De Ballaugh)
The old Church of Ballaugh occupies an elevated position close to a sheltered creek of the sea, and at the junction of coast and landward tracks-a site which must have been important in prehistoric times. A hundred yards east of the churchyard at one period stood a tumulus at a spot still marked by the…