Bayr ny Skeddan (
Manx Gaelic
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for "Herring Road") is a walking route in the
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 Govern ...
between the towns of
Castletown (''Balley Chashtal'') and
Peel
Peel or Peeling may refer to:
Places Australia
* Peel (Western Australia)
* Peel, New South Wales
* Peel River (New South Wales)
Canada
* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
* Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community in Peel Parish
* Pee ...
(''Purt ny h-Inshey'').
About the Herring Road
/ref> It is about long, and reaches a maximum height of about at the Round Table below the South Barrule.
From Castletown, about the first of the route coincides with that of the Millennium Way, in a northerly direction through Ballasalla
Ballasalla () is a village in the parish of Malew in the south-east of the Isle of Man. The village is situated close to the Isle of Man Airport and north-east of the town of Castletown, Isle of Man, Castletown.
History
Ballasalla grew up ar ...
and Silverdale Glen. At GR274725 the route turns northwest in the direction of the South Barrule, reaching the Round Table after about another . The path continues north downhill through Glen Mooar to the hamlet of Glenmaye and along the cliff top to Peel.
See also
*The Millennium Way, a walk between Castletown and Ramsey
* ''Raad ny Foillan
is a coastal long-distance footpath in the Isle of Man. Because it is a closed loop around the coast, it can be walked in either a clockwise or an anti-clockwise direction.
Route and history
The ' starts and finishes at the Millennium Bridge o ...
'' (), a circular walk which starts and finishes at the Millennium Bridge over Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour () is located near Douglas Head at the southern end of Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man. It is the island's main commercial shipping port. The Port of Douglas was the first in the world to be equipp ...
References
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External links
VisitIsleOfMan website
Footpaths of the Isle of Man