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List Of Rivers Of The Isle Of Man ...
This is a list of rivers of the Isle of Man. It is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Douglas. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. * River Glass ** River Dhoo *** Greeba River ** Sulby River ** Baldwin River * Groudle River * Ballacottier River * Laxey River ** Glen Roy * Cornaa River * Sulby River ** Glen Auldyn River * The Lhen Trench * Killane River * River Neb ** Foxdale River ** Blaber River * Glenmaye River * Colby River * Silver Burn * Santon Burn * Crogga River See also * Geography of the Isle of Man {{List of rivers of Europe * Isle of Man Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas, Isle Of Man
Douglas ( gv, Doolish, ) is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021). It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and on a sweeping bay of . The River Douglas forms part of the town's harbour and main commercial port. Douglas was a small settlement until it grew rapidly as a result of links with the English port of Liverpool in the 18th century. Further population growth came in the following century, resulting during the 1860s in a staged transfer of the High Courts, the Lieutenant Governor's residence, and finally the seat of the legislature, Tynwald, to Douglas from the ancient capital, Castletown. The town is the Island's main hub for business, finance, legal services, shipping, transport, shopping, and entertainment. The annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle races start and finish in Douglas. History Early history In the absence of any archaeological data, the origins of the town may be revealed by analysis of the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killane River
Killanne (or Killann, Killane) () is a rural village roughly west of Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. Kate Webster, who was hanged for the murder of Julia Martha Thomas, was born around 1849 in Killanne as Kate Lawler at her family's home. United Irish leader John Kelly, who died in 1798, was from Killanne. The song "Kelly the Boy From Killane", about John Kelly and the 1798 rebellion, references Killanne. See also * List of populated places in the Republic of Ireland This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas. Cities are shown in bold; see City status in Ireland for a ... Towns and villages in County Wexford {{Wexford-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Isle Of Man ...
This is a list of rivers of the Isle of Man. It is organised geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Douglas. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. * River Glass ** River Dhoo *** Greeba River ** Sulby River ** Baldwin River * Groudle River * Ballacottier River * Laxey River ** Glen Roy * Cornaa River * Sulby River ** Glen Auldyn River * The Lhen Trench * Killane River * River Neb ** Foxdale River ** Blaber River * Glenmaye River * Colby River * Silver Burn * Santon Burn * Crogga River See also * Geography of the Isle of Man {{List of rivers of Europe * Isle of Man Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of The Isle Of Man
The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland in Northern Europe, with a population of almost 85,000. It is a British Crown dependency. It has a small islet, the Calf of Man, to its south. It is located at . Dimensions Area: ''Land:'' ''Water:'' (100 ha) ''Total:'' This makes it: *slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC *slightly more than one third the size of Hertfordshire *slightly smaller than Saint Lucia. Coast and Territorial Sea The Isle of Man has a coastline of , and a territorial sea extending to a maximum of 12 nm from the coast, or the midpoint between other countries. The total territorial sea area is about 4000 km2 or 1500 sq miles, which is about 87% of the total area of the jurisdiction of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man only holds exclusive fishing rights in the first 3 nm. The territorial sea is managed by the Isle of Man Government Department of Infrastructure. The Raad ny Foillan long- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crogga River
The Crogga River is a river in the Isle of Man. Crogga River issues close to the Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club and meanders slowly downhill into the lake in front of the hotel (across which the 18th and later the 9th hole used to be played) and then drops to Murray's Lake before becoming the impassable Crogga River Glen on its way down towards Crogga Glen and Port Soderick and its Manx National Glens. The Crogga River forms, for the greater part of its course, the boundary between not only Braddan and Santon but also the boundary between the Central Valley and the South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman .... The Crogga Mill, apparently on the east side of the river in Braddan parish, is one of the Isle of Man's officially Registered Buildings. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santon Burn
Santon Burn is a watercourse in the Isle of Man. This small river, or burn, has its origins in the waters of Eairy in the parish of Marown (Ordnance Survey Landranger SC296779) and enters the Irish Sea at Santon Gorge close to Cass-ny-Hawin Head, just south from the bay of Port Soderick and north of Ronaldsway Airport. The course of Santon Burn runs between the pastoral mid-island village of St. Mark's, in the parish of Malew Malew ( ; gv, Malew) is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of Rushen. Administratively, part of the historic parish o ... and later via Ballalonna Glen and Fairy Bridge. The Santon Burn never enters Santon, being a border to that parish. Salmon have been recorded as far up the burn as Ballalonna Bridge (The original Fairy Bridge). In Ballalonna Glen, there is a mill race which forms part of a 15th-century flour mill, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Burn
The Silver Burn or Silverburn River (Manx: ''Awin Rosien'') is a small river, about long, on the Isle of Man which rises near the South Barrule and flows south. It passes St Mark's and in its lower reaches it flows under the Monks' Bridge at Ballasalla, and reaches the sea at Castletown harbour. Just above Ballasalla, the burn runs through wooded Silverdale Glen, a site which the Manx National Trust acquired in 1966. The section from the A3 south to the A7 in Ballasalla makes up the Silverdale Conservation Area, one of Isle of Man's historic districts, and includes Silverdale Glen Cafe, Monk's Bridge, and Rushen Abbey's ruins. (map) The Silver Burn is joined by the Awin Ruy, a small left-bank tributary, immediately north of Ballasalla.''Isle of Man: Public rights of way and Outdoor Leisure map (South sheet)'' (7th edn) 1995, Dept. of Local Government and the Environment, Between Ballasalla and Castletown, the Isle of Man Railway runs parallel and close to the river, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby River
Colby most often refers to: * Colby (given name), a list of people * Colby (surname), a list of people * Colby cheese (originally 'Colby Cheddar'), a type of cheese made from cow's milk ** Colby-Jack, a mixture of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses Colby may also refer to: Places Europe * Colby, Cumbria, UK * Colby, Norfolk, UK * Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire, UK * Colby, Isle of Man United States * Colby, Kansas, a city in Kansas * Colby, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Colby, Wisconsin, a city in Wisconsin ** Colby (town), Wisconsin, a town in Clark County * South Colby, Washington, an unincorporated community * Colby College, a liberal arts college located in Waterville, Maine Geography * Colby Lake (Chisago County, Minnesota) * Colby Lake (Washington County, Minnesota) * Colby Mountain (Tuolumne County, California) Culture * ''Colby'', a Franco-Belgian comic series from Michel Blanc-Dumont and Greg Television * ''The Colbys'', the TV series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmaye River
Glen Maye (or Glenmaye, gv, Glion Muigh or ''Glion Meay'' – Luxuriant Glen) is a glen and a small village on the west coast of the Isle of Man, 2½ miles (4 km) south of Peel. The village is connected to Peel by a bus service. It is home to the glen of the same name, which is well known for its picturesque waterfall and the sheltered and fern-filled woodland walk through the glen to the small pebble beach on the coast. At the bottom of the glen is the Mona Erin wheelcase, the only visible evidence of the mining that took place here between 1740 and 1870. The glen comprises some situated on either side of the Rushen River (not to be confused with the Silverburn River which is ''Awin Rosien'' (Rushen River) in Manx Gaelic), and came into Manx National Heritage ownership in 1960. Glen Maye is one of the officially-listed Manx National Glens. The village is also known for its public house, The Waterfall Hotel, located at the entrance to the glen and near the waterfall i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaber River
The Blaber River is a minor river in the Isle of Man. The Blaber River rises on the eastern flank of Beary Mountain and runs north by north west before joining the River Neb The River Neb () is one of the principal rivers on the Isle of Man. It rises in the Michael hills, flows SW through Glen Helen (where it is joined by the Blaber River) to St John's, where it is joined by its principal tributary, the Foxda ... at the head of Glen Helen. Rivers of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxdale River
The Foxdale River is a river of the Isle of Man which rises east of the South Barrule and flows 5 km north through Foxdale to join the River Neb The River Neb () is one of the principal rivers on the Isle of Man. It rises in the Michael hills, flows SW through Glen Helen (where it is joined by the Blaber River) to St John's, where it is joined by its principal tributary, the Foxda ... at St John's. References Rivers of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Neb
The River Neb () is one of the principal rivers on the Isle of Man. It rises in the Michael hills, flows SW through Glen Helen (where it is joined by the Blaber River) to St John's, where it is joined by its principal tributary, the Foxdale River, and then flows NW to the Irish Sea The Irish Sea or , gv, Y Keayn Yernagh, sco, Erse Sie, gd, Muir Èireann , Ulster-Scots: ''Airish Sea'', cy, Môr Iwerddon . is an extensive body of water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is linked to the Ce ... at the town of Peel on the western coast. The river gets a fine run of seatrout in the autumn. The estuary of the river was the first known site of human settlement of the island, dating back 9,000 years. References Rivers of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
