|
Glen Auldyn
Glen Auldyn is a narrow valley about long on the Isle of Man, with a river of the same name. This flows in a NNE direction and flows into the River Sulby not far from its estuary, near Ramsey, Isle of Man, Ramsey. It is entirely within the parish of Lezayre. The lower one-third of the valley is inhabited and is partly followed by the List of roads in the Isle of Man, B16 road. This section is overlooked by Battle of Skyhill, Sky Hill. The middle section of the valley contains a ribbon of mature oak woodland. The valley contains the small church of St Fingan. In the valley is an underground reservoir with a capacity of around which supplies the north and east of the island. In May 2025, Manx Wildlife Trust announced that they had purchased 455 hectares (1124 acres) of land in the upper parts of Glen Auldyn, including the moorland to the west, to create a new nature reserve where temperate rainforest will be restored. This forms Manx Wildlife Trust's 32nd and largest Manx nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Auldyn In The Spring - Geograph
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic languages, Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish language, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx language, Manx. The designation "glen" also occurs often in place names. Glens are appreciated by tourists for their tranquility and scenery. Etymology The word is Goidelic languages, Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish language, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx language, Manx. In Manx, ''glan'' is also to be found meaning glen. It is cognate with Welsh language, Welsh ''glyn''. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath". Examples in Northern England, such as Glenridding, Westmorland, or Glendue, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, are thought to derive from the aforementioned Cumbric cognate, or another Brittonic languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the Isle of Man's military defence and represents it abroad, but the Isle of Man still has a separate international identity. Humans have lived on the island since before 6500 BC. Gaelic cultural influence began in the 5th century AD, when Irish missionaries following the teaching of St Patrick began settling the island, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. In 627, King Edwin of Northumbria conquered the Isle of Man along with most of Mercia. In the 9th century, Norsemen established the thalassocratic Kingdom of the Isles, which included the Hebrides and the Northern Isles, along with the Isle of Man as the southernmost island. Magnus Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Sulby
River Sulby or Sulby River can refer to one of two rivers on the Isle of Man: * The longest river on the island, rising on Snaefell near the Sulby Reservoir and running north through Sulby Glen and then east, for 18 kilometers, before reaching the coast at Ramsey It is crossed in Ramsey by the Victorian Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literatur ... Ramsey swing bridge, built in 1892. * A tributary which rises to the west of Creg-ny-Baa, and flows south-west for about 4 km before joining the River Glass. See also * List of rivers in the Isle of Man References Rivers of the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsey, Isle Of Man
Ramsey () is a coastal town in the north of the Isle of Man. In 2024 it became the largest town on the Island after Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas was granted city status. Ramsey's population is 8,288 according to the Census in the Isle of Man, 2021 Census. It has one of the biggest harbours on the Island, and has a prominent semi-derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier, Ramsey, Queen's Pier (currently under restoration). It was formerly one of the main points of communication with Scotland. Ramsey has also been a route for several invasions by the Vikings and Scottish people, Scots. Ramsey is also known as "Royal Ramsey" due to royal visits by Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort, Prince Albert in 1847 and by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902. History The name of the town derives from the Old Norse ''hrams-á'', meaning "wild garlic river", More specifically, it refers to the plant known as ramsons, buckrams or wild garlic, in Latin ''Allium ursinum''. The Isle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lezayre
Lezayre ( ; ), formally Kirk Christ Lezayre, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Ayre. Administratively, part of the historic parish of Lezayre is now part of the town of Ramsey. Other settlements in the parish include Glen Auldyn and Sulby. Local government For the purposes of local government, most of the historic parish forms a single parish district with Commissioners. Since 1865, an area in the east of the historic parish of Lezayre has been part of the separately administered town of Ramsey, with its own town commissioners. The Captain of the Parish (since 2005) is Denis Duggan. Politics Lezayre parish is part of the Ayre & Michael constituency, which elects two Members to the House of Keys. Before 2016 it was in the Ayre constituency, and since 1867 Ramsey has formed its own constituency. Geography The parish is bounded by Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Roads In The Isle Of Man ...
"A" roads "B" roads Note: Many of these roads in rural areas do not lead to or from anywhere remotely notable, while many of the roads within towns and villages are very short indeed. This makes it problematic to include "to" or "from" destinations. See also * Transport in the Isle of Man * List of named corners of the Snaefell Mountain Course * Speed limits in the Isle of Man References External links {{Commons category, Roads in the Isle of Man Department of Transport Highways DivisionDepartment of Transport Public Notices relating to roads Isle Of Man Roads A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Auldyn
Glen Auldyn is a narrow valley about long on the Isle of Man, with a river of the same name. This flows in a NNE direction and flows into the River Sulby not far from its estuary, near Ramsey, Isle of Man, Ramsey. It is entirely within the parish of Lezayre. The lower one-third of the valley is inhabited and is partly followed by the List of roads in the Isle of Man, B16 road. This section is overlooked by Battle of Skyhill, Sky Hill. The middle section of the valley contains a ribbon of mature oak woodland. The valley contains the small church of St Fingan. In the valley is an underground reservoir with a capacity of around which supplies the north and east of the island. In May 2025, Manx Wildlife Trust announced that they had purchased 455 hectares (1124 acres) of land in the upper parts of Glen Auldyn, including the moorland to the west, to create a new nature reserve where temperate rainforest will be restored. This forms Manx Wildlife Trust's 32nd and largest Manx nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Auldyn Chapel - Geograph
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. The designation "glen" also occurs often in place names. Glens are appreciated by tourists for their tranquility and scenery. Etymology The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. In Manx, ''glan'' is also to be found meaning glen. It is cognate with Welsh ''glyn''. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath". Examples in Northern England, such as Glenridding, Westmorland, or Glendue, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, are thought to derive from the aforementioned Cumbric cognate, or another Brythonic equivalent. This likely underlies some examples in Southern Scotland. As the name of a river, it is thought to derive fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manx Wildlife Trust
Manx Wildlife Trust (MWT) was founded on 6 March 1973 and is the Isle of Man’s leading nature conservation charity. As of May 2025, MWT manages 32 nature reserves, including the Calf of Man Calf of Man ( ) is a island, off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. It is separated from the Isle of Man by a narrow stretch of water called the Calf Sound. Like the nearby rocky islets of Chicken Rock and Kitterland, it is part of th ... which is managed with and on behalf of Manx National Trust. These reserves total , or around 2% of the Isle of Man and include: Nature Discovery Centres The Manx Wildlife Trust also operates seasonal "Nature Discovery Centres" at both the Ayres National Nature Reserve and Scarlett (Malew), along with one co-located with their shop beneath the Manx Wildlife Trust offices. References {{The Wildlife Trusts Wildlife Trusts of the United Kingdom Organisations based in the Isle of Man Environment of the Isle of Man Geography of the Isle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate rainforests are rainforests with coniferous or Broad-leaved tree, broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain. Temperate rainforests occur in oceanic moist regions around the world: the Pacific temperate rainforests of North American Pacific Northwest as well as the Appalachian temperate rainforest in the Appalachian region of the United States; the Valdivian temperate rainforests of southwestern South America; the rainforests of New Zealand and southeastern Australia; northwest Europe (small pockets in Great Britain and larger areas in Ireland, southern Norway, northern Iberia and Brittany); southern Japan; the Black Sea–Caspian Sea region from the southeasternmost coastal zone of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, Bulgarian coast, through Turkey, to Georgia (country), Georgia, and northern Iran. The moist conditions of temperate rainforests generally have an understory of mosses, ferns and some shrubs and berries. Temperate rainforests can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landforms Of The Isle Of Man
A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, structure stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, cliffs, hills, mounds, peninsulas, ridges, rivers, valleys, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic waterbodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
