June 17: Isle of Man

We departed this morning for a walk out from Castletown, the old capital of Isle of Man. The Isle is 32 X 12 miles. It was 13 C degrees when we began. The Isle of Man is "Crown Dependent" but is an independent entity.  Its crest/flag is three legs, armored and spurred that originated 14th C, "whatever you throw at it, it will land on at least one leg."  People from here are called "Manx."

We took a path, Raad ny Faillan" the Way of the Gull which is a coastal path past Chapel Hill Balladoole.  The path has relics from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Vikings.





Our guide, Andrew showing us a Keeill Vael, which is one of the early chapels that were build all along the coastline in early Christianity.  They were each only about 15' X 5'.


Vikings raided, traded and then settled on the Isle between 900 AD -1300 AD.   There was a grassy mound.




Dairy Farm for my Baumgardner Cousins: Isle of Man Ice Cream must be pure with no additives

Fairy Flowers-Do not Pick-the Fairies will not like it!


Crossed from pasture to pasture over stiles


Sheep Everywhere


Wild Poppies


Promontory Fort-300 BC-dug out with stone walls placed on top. 


Geologically most of the island is limestone and volcanic rock under pressure. Can be polished and used like a soft marble. 


Isle of Calf
Mananan is the Celtic Goddess who when the Isle is threatened spreads her cloak of mist over the island.  


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