A non stop photographic journey around the beautiful Isle of Man by Peter Killey
Standing on the road down to Tholt y Will and overlooking a rather full Sulby Reservoir, with Druidale Farm in the back ground. Our Isle of Man countryside doesn’t get much better than this 🙂 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto…
The interesting aspect of this beautiful Manx Cottage is the gate pillar and the cast hand of the Manx Giant Arthur Caley. Measured from floor to the tip of the hand it measures 7’11″ which is exactly the same height of the Manx Giant. Apparently Captain George Burrows, had a Market Garden and a coal…
Sheep and lambs have the right of way on our Manx country roads 🙂 These fellas were casusally walking around Tholt Y Will the other day without a care in the world. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page…
Standing at “Salmon Leap” and looking north at the Sulby Claddagh, you can also just make out Primrose Hill (Cronk Sumark) to the top right of the image. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the…
This Mill dates back to circa 1671. In the late 80’s the Mill was converted into a distillery and used for the production of “Kella Whiskey” which went on to be renamed “Kella Spirit” Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my…
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 behind it and the great waterfall of Ballcuberagh running at the front of it. Image 2 This image is taken from the top of the Dam…
Spotted this Manx Cat with a Manx Flag yesterday on Sulby Bridge, there are actually a pair of these cats and they are decorative gate pillar features 🙂 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for…
Situated on the main road in Sulby is this lovely old hand pump that used to be in the garden of the adjoining Rectory. The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CC. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or…
Sulby Glen Station opened on the 23rd September 1879 as part of the Manx Northern Railways St John’s to Ramsey line. The station was situated on the south side of the road from Sulby Glen to the Coast . The station had a single siding with a combined raised goods platform and cattle dock. The…
A lovely walk through Sulby Claddaghs today, Cronk Sumark is in the background which is also known as Primrose Hill 🙂 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 Page enjoy…
An Autumnal view of Druidale Farm from just above Sulby Reservoir and if you look at the top left of the image you can just make out Brandywell Cottage which is situated in quite a remote area of the Island. The image was captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR Camera with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS…
On the steep sloapes overlooking the Tholt y Will Valley in Sulby lies a number of derelict Manx Tholtans and are called the Corrady, the last time I visited this area in 2004 the roof of this particular Tholtan was truly intact See 2004 image Both the below images were captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR…