The Dhoon – East Baldwin
A very isolated farmhouse and outbuildings, I actually worked there as a joiner about 35 years ago, where a family were going to renovate it! This image was taken from…
Dinah’s Cottage Glen Maye
I love this old cottage called "Dinah's Cottage" at Glen Maye but there is no way I would ever visit that outside loo after dark :-) Feel free to make…
Glen Dhoo – Ballaugh
A beautiful example of a Manx Tholtan at the Hidden Valley at Glen Dhoo in Ballaugh. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write…
Eairy Beg Farmhouse
My quest to picture many of the Isle of Man's remaining Tholtans continued today with a lovely walk up to the once loved 'Eairy Beg Farmhouse' which is high up…
A Manx Tholtan – Upper Grange Sulby
A beautiful old Manx Tholtan called Upper Grange, which is high up on the Narradale track above Sulby. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking…
Sulby Glen Tholtan
A Sunday walk into Sulby Glen. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy…
My Manx Tholtan Search Continues.
A lovely walk up to this beautiful once loved home which is just above Lhergydhoo between the Staarvey Road and Knocksharry on the Peel to Kirk Michael Coast Road. Talking…
Another Manx Tholtan – Croit
A lovely walk today to another beautiful old Manx Tholtan, this particular Tholtan is called Croit and is on the sloapes between Druidale and Sulby Reservoir. Makes you appreciate just…
Craigmooar Tholtans
This small group of tholtans are situated deep in the trees in the heart of Tholt y Will Plantation, Craigmooar means Great Rock or Crag. Craigmooar belongs to a small…
Old Thatching Stones at Sherragh Vane Tholtan
Old Thatching Stones on Sherragh Vane Tholtan in Tholt y Will Plantation in Sulby. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below…
Glion Kiark “Glen of the Grouse”
The site of an old slate quarry workings at the foot of Sartfell Mountain, this old quarry is clearly visible when looking approximately South-East from the TT Course half-way up…
The Tholtans of Sherragh Vane
High up in Tholt y Will Plantation in Sulby you will find these crofters ruins which was the setting of a poem by T.E. Brown, called 'Kitty of the Sherragh Vane',…
Tholtans at Killabregga
This old abandoned farm sits high up above the Sulby valley and is typical of those found in the upland areas of the Island, the remains of the horse driven mill…
Cronkdoo
This lovely old, once loved building at Cronkdoo is set low in the valley near to Druidale and is now where the hill sheep from the area go inside for shelter.…
Bullrenney Tholtan
This Manx Tholtan is high above the hills of Ballaugh Mountain, Bullrenney in Manx means (Ferny Place). Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the…
A Derelict Tholtan above Tholt y Will in Sulby
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…
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…