St. Michael's Kirk Michael © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

St. Michael’s Church – Kirk Michael

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…
The Farmhouse © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Times Were Hard – The Manx Farmhouse

In such houses generations of Manx people lived their traditional way of life around the turf fire burning around the ample kitchen hearth or 'chiolllagh'. Feel free to make any…
Castletown Harbour © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Castletown Harbour

A traditional boat in full sail heading into Castletown Harbour. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto…
St Runius Church Marown © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

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…
St Patricks Chair Marown © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

St. Patrick’s Chair – Marown

A small group of religious stones which are about half a mile from Marown Old Church (St Runius). They date from 400 to 700 A.D. and bear the sign of…
Maughold - Isle of Man © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Maughold

Standing on the track up to Maughold Head Lighthouse and looking back over Maughold Church with North Barrule Mountain to the left. Feel free to make any comments either on…
Aberdeen Bull at Kerrowmooar © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Highland Bull at Kerrowmooar

Whilst we were out for a walk the other afternoon around Kerrowmooar in the North of the Island we stumbled upon this Highland Bull and his 2 friends!! Yikes... Feel…
Spooyt Vane or White Spout © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

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'.…
A Cottage in the Sulby Valley - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

The Sulby Valley

A couple of images from a walk this afternoon around Sulby Valley and then up to the Sulby Dam. Image 1 This lovely little cottage has the Sulby River running…
Quakers Burial Ground in Ballafayle © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

The Quakers Burial Ground In Maughold

Above Ballafayle in Maughold lies this Quakers burial ground. The burial ground is alongside the narrow road through Ballajora, the plaque on the entrance to the site states that William…