[from Black's Guide, c.1888]

DOUGLAS.

16 m. from Ramsey ; 74m. from Laxey ; 103 m. E. from Peel; and 93 m. N.E. from Castletown.
Hotels: Villiers and Peveril, Victoria Street, near the Victoria Pier ; Castle Mona, on the Shore; Royal, on the north Quay; Athol, Granville, Belvidere, Temperance ; Fort Anne, Taubman Terrace, south of harbour; Victoria, Prospect Hill; British, Market Place ; Railway, Douglas Bridge. Boarding Houses, which are very numerous, will be found in all the principal streets.
Population, about 18,000.

Douglas, the modern capital, is on the S.E. of the Island, about midway between its extreme N. and S. points. It lies exactly 46 m. W. of Walney Island and Barrow; 80 m.N.W. of Liverpool; 65 m.N. of Llandudno.

The town stretches round the Bay, which forms a crescent about 2 m. wide from Onchan to Douglas Head. The modern portion on the rising ground' has for the most part a view of the sea. Behind the town rise hills beyond hills, the whole of the scene being closed in by the distant ridges of mountains. Southward from

Douglas Head and northward from Banks Howe, the shore is lined with rocky cliffs, the view ending in Clay Head. In the middle of the Bay is the Tower of Refuge, which was erected mainly at the expense of the late Sir W. Hillary, one of the earliest promoters of life-boats, who then lived at Fort Anne in what is now the hotel, Thus the dangerous rock called Conister, or St. Mary's, has been converted into a highly useful ornament.

The hotel building is conspicuous, while beneath it stands the lighthouse. The castellated building above the town is Falcon Cliff, once the residence of the Governor. A plain massive stone mansion near the shore, backed by foliage, is Castle Mona, built for a residence by John Duke of Athol, the last of the Lords of Man. It is now an hotel belonging to a company. More northward is another castellated building called Derby Castle, now a restaurant and place of entertainment.

The stone pier farthest N. is the Old Pier, 520 yards long and 40 wide ; it was opened in 1801, and cost £26,000. It is on the site of one which was destroyed by a storm in 1786, and whose ruins long lay as a danger to vessels, The larger pier called the Victoria, Queen's, or New Pier, was opened in 1872, having been five years in building. Its length is 1100 ft. its width 50; it cost £48,000. The Pollock Rock on which a part of this stands, had once upon it a tower of unknown antiquity, which was pulled down in 1818, as it "did not form a pleasing object."

Opening on to the promenade there is also an iron pier, designed by Mr. Dixon who conveyed Cleopatra's Needle to England, This pier was opened in 1869 by Mrs. Loch, wife of the late Lieutenant-Governor, Sir H. B. Loch. It is 1000 ft. long by 18 ft. wide, and cost only £6500.

The lighthouse on the Old Pier shows at night a white light, and by day a red ball, whenever there is 9 ft. depth of water in the harbour. The latter, although too open to inshore winds, is excellent as a dry harbour, and will shelter fully 200 Manx boats. The more conspicuous occupants of it, however, are the spare vessels of a well- appointed fleet of steamers in the service of the Isle of Man Company, formed in 1830; during half a century not one of its fine vessels was lost or even seriously damaged.

Douglas is mainly a modern town ; for, although its origin may be ancient, there is no relic of its primitive state, with the exception, perhaps, of some of the houses in its close and narrow streets. Early in last century many of its streets were from 7 to 12 ft. wide; made thus narrow partly for protection, partly to facilitate the concealment of contraband goods, - Modern Douglas owes its rise to visitors, chiefly from the Northern and Midland manufacturing districts of England.

During the last few years the bulk of ancient Douglas, which occupied a triangular area on the shore, has been displaced by handsome streets and terraces. The Loch Parade, 1000 ft. in length, was erected, 1877, on land reclaimed from the shore; while a fine broad street of large handsome shops connects the shore with the upper part of the town, the piers, etc.

Douglas has now superseded Castletown as the seat of Government and the residence of the Governor. The Tynwald Courts are held in the Court Buildings on Prospect Hill; and it is proposed to erect a suitable depository for the insular records, which are in the custody of the Clerk of the Rolls at Castletown.

The mainspring of the activity of Douglas is the influx of visitors ; the resident population is only that of a small English town, for whom the many terraces of lofty houses, the handsome shops, hotels, conveyances, trams, public offices, and works would be superfluous. The town has no other manufactures than those of visitors' requirements, except little necessaries for boats and shipping. During the short season, lasting from Whitsuntide to October, from 120,000 to 150,000 strangers are brought in to the place, so that all available accommodation is then needed.

The rateable value of the town is £36,000, which is about one-sixth of that of the whole Island.

Three causes may. be assigned for the conversion of the ancient fishing village of Douglas into the present handsome town - smuggling for nearly two centuries, from about 1636 till the equalisation of duties, 1825; the Duke of Athol's residence here ; and lastly, by far the most influential of the three, its attractiveness to visitors.

To get a general notion of Douglas we would advise a morning walk from the Promenade to the Market Place ; where, besides stores of fish, poultry, fruit, and other provisions for the table, we find many vehicles preparing to take parties of from 8 to 16 to all parts of the Island at very economical rates; boatmen with their craft, from the smart wherry to the fishing lugger, altogether making a very exhilarating scene. Conspicuous is the old Church of St. Matthew, erected 1711 and consecrated by Bishop Wilson. On the way to the pier we pass several hotels, the Steam Packet Office, and, at the foot of the Red Pier, the Imperial Hotel.

By way of contrast to the more ambitious new works the visitor has observed, he may find near them some of the winding, narrow, uninviting remains of Old Douglas, chiefly lying between the Market Place and Parade Street. Near the end of Duke Street the Wellington Market was built to shelter the farmers' wives and others, but it is not popular ; they prefer being in the open air. It is now a bazaar.

The spire of St. Barnabas' Church, 140 ft. high, distinguishes Fort Street, which gains its name from the demolished fort (p. 12); the New Victoria Street connects the Promenade with Athol Street, in which are most of the public offices, the Post Office, lawyers' chambers, reading-room, and, at the farther end, the railway terminus. Two of the newspapers, Mona's Herald and the Isle of Man Times, are also published in Athol Street.

Wellington Hall is in the same street as the theatre, the Primitive Methodist chapel, and Wesleyan schools ; and near this, in Thomas Street, is the principal Wesleyan chapel, Prospect Hill has some handsome buildings, Dumbell's Banking Company, the Adelphi, Victoria, and Star Hotels. St. George's Hall has "in its time played many parts." It has now at its base a grocery warehouse, its upper part is a concert and assembly room. It was once a theatre in which Edmund Kean performed ; it has since been an auction room, a Roman Catholic chapel, and again a theatre.

Continuing up the hill, past the Government Buildings and the fine Roman Catholic church, we find terrace beyond terrace of handsome houses commanding fine views of sea and land, and pleasantly retired from the busier scenes on the shore. Thence, too, we gain the open country, which we have to describe in detail.

The first lifeboat at Douglas was presented by the Sunday scholars of Manchester and Salford in 1868. Another was presented in 1874 by Mrs, Turner-Turner as a memorial of her husband.

Near Fort Anne is Fort Anne Tower, a castellated build- ing ; near it 1s Ravenscliffe, the Manx residence of the late E. W. Binney, the geologist, and Harold Tower, an Elizabethan mansion in which John Martin, the painter of Belshazzar's Feast, etc., once lived and worked,

The Red Pier extends from the Imperial Hotel. It was erected in 1801 in the place of another, the expense - £22,000 - being defrayed by the British Society for extending fisheries. It is 540 ft. long by 40 wide. Its first stone was laid by the Duke of Athol in 1793.

There are several ferry-boats by which we can pass from the quay to the opposite breakwater.

The Fort Anne Jetty was built in 1837.

In 1865 a pier which had been erected by Mr Abernethy was demolished by a storm.

The great central breakwater was commenced in 1867 upon the plan devised by Sir John Coode, at a cost of £73,000.

The original jetties or piers were very rude, barely fit for landing cargoes of fish and smuggled goods.

Formerly the difficulty and danger of entering the port deterred many vessels from visiting it. While, before this, under the rule of the Stanleys, it was penal to export without a special license ; and foreigners were harshly treated.

Castle Mona must be distinguished from other hotels by its history ; it was built in 1805 as a palace by John Duke of Athol, then Lord of Man, at an expense of £40,000, when money was worth much more than in our day. The stone was brought from the Isle of Arran. There are 20 acres of pleasure-ground open only to visitors and subscribers. The arms are carved in stone.

The Douglas Head Hotel may be reached not only by the usual carriage drive but also by a steep path from the lighthouse and rocks. The proprietor has an interesting collection of curiosities, chiefly insular,

From Douglas Head there is a narrow path along the edge of the steep cliffs to Pigeons' Cove. By crossing the hill we can return to the Castletown Road, near the Nunnery Gates and Douglas Bridge.

From the Nunnery we may cross Douglas Bridge along the S. quay, passing the gas-works ; when, ascending the hill, we see the quarry which has supplied most of the stone for the modern buildings. Taubman Terrace and Fort William, at the top of the hill, command magnificent views. At the end of the terrace is Fort Anne Hotel, the grounds of which, containing glen, cascade, and rustic retreats, form a very charming resting-place.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Post and Telegraph Office, Athol Street.
Isle of Man Banking Company, Athol Street.
Dumbell's Banking Company, Prospect Hill.
Manx Banking Company, Victoria Street.
Savings Bank, Athol Street.
Newspaper Offices- Isle of Man Times, Athol Street.
" " Mona's Herald, Athol Street.
" " Manx Sun, Victoria Street.
" " Isle of Man Examiner, Victoria Street.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, North Quay.
Isle of Man Railway Office, St, George's Street.
Manx Northern Railway, Athol Street.
Court House, Polloe Station, and Government Offices, Athol St.
Custom House, North Quay,
Aquarium and Public Baths, Victoria Street.
Reading-Rooms and Library, Athol Street,
Theatre Royal, Wellington Htroat.
Grand Theatre, Victoria Street,
Gaiety Theatre, Prospect Hill,
Victoria Hall, Prospect Hill,
St, James's Hall, St. George's Atreet,
Wellington Hall, Wellington Street,
Isle of Man Skating Rink, Buck's Road.
Stanley Hall, Circular Road,
Good Templar's Hall, Circular Road,
Masonic Hall, Loch Parade (Tynwald Lodge, 1242; Athol Lodge and Athol Chapter, 1004).
United Service Club, Peverill Hotel.

CHURCHES, CHAPELS, ETC.

The oldest existing Church is St. Matthew's, in the Market Place, erected in 1711 and consecrated by Bishop Wilson.
The next in age is St. George's, in Upper Church Street, near Prospect Hill, built 1780.
St. Barnabas, in Fort Street, near Duke Street.
St. Thomas's, near the Promenade.
Roman Catholic Chapel, St. Mary's, Buck's Road.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, St. Thomas Street.
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Well Road.
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Wellington Street.
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Loch Parade.
Independent Chapel, Buck's Road.
Independent Chapel, Circular Road.
Presbyterian Church, Finch Road, near Prospect Hill.
Seamen's Bethel, North Quay.

WALKS AROUND DOUGLAS.

We set out by the Peel Road; on the left is "the Lake,"once really so, but now drained and partly covered with houses. We soon enter the Braddan Valley, the Hermitage and the Nunnery being near its opening, This was possibly, in prehistoric ages, a channel between the two islands, now united. Passing some handsome terraces and large detached houses, some, however, hidden within their own walls, we reach the Quarter Bridge over the Glas River, On the left is the road to Castletown ; the right- hand road leads to Tromode or Onchan Village, or we may return by it to Douglas. Kirby, the mansion visible from tho bridge, was once the residence of Colonel Wilks, the Governor of St, Holena, who took charge of Napoleon Bonaparte after hin defeat at Waterloo, The ancient Ballafletcher Luck Cup, once an heirloom of this estate, is now retained in the family of the late Major Bacon of Seafield, Santon, It wae filled only on Christmas and Easter days, when the head of the house drank to the Lhanan Shee (Spirit of Peace) for the good-luck of the family, Near this is a meadow named Port-a-Chee, the Haven of Peace, a further indication that here waa once an estuary, The Duke of Athol resided here before Castle Mona was built, Near this is the junction of the rivers Dhoo (black) and Glas (gray), from which Douglas takes its name. Braddan Cemetery is about 100 yards up the road to the right. Here the painter John Martin was buried, Near this is the Parochial Schoolhouse, and not far beyond the Insular Lunatic Asylum at a village called the Strang. in this are 139 sufferers, mostly inclining rather to imbecility than to acute madness, Unhappily the building needs enlargement. Near this are the ruins of the Treen Chapel of St. Patrick.

In 1870 a company formed here a large and level race-course, with grand stands and all other needful buildings, but the speculation has not been successful. The pleasant road on the left leads to Union Mills, where woollen fabrics, blankets, frieze, etc, are manufactured by Dalrymple, Maitland, and Co. A chapel was erected as a memorial of the late James Dalrymple, the founder of the firm and a great benefactor of this district.

Kirk Braddan - The old church having become so popular that it was insufficient to accommodate the visitors from Douglas, a new one was lately erected near it, having seats for 1000; 300 of the seats are free to visitors. Although built so recently as 1773, it has a venerable aspect and character, perhaps in part from being on the site of an ancient building, then destroyed. But the tower is older, and some features of the interior favour the supposition that portions of an earlier edifice were used in building the nave and other parts. The bells are hung in the open arches. There was a church here in the 13th century. The shaded churchyard and its abundant monuments, especially the Scandinavian Runes, all aid its impressive influences. Among the monuments is a tall obelisk to the memory of Lord Henry Murray, fifth son of John Duke of Athol, 1805; the inscription is from the Aeneid of Virgil. On the S. side of the church is an upright stone thus inscribed - "Here underlyeth the body of the Rev. Mr. Patrick Thompson, minister of God's Word for 40 years ; at present Vicar of Kirk Braddan, aged 67, A.D. 1678. Deceased in 1689," thus showing that his epitaph was composed eleven years before his death. Many of the monuments have an unusual interest in the local history.'. Near the pulpit is a slab to the memory of Dr. John Kelly, compiler of the Dictionary in Manx, Erse, and Gaelic, While on his way to England with the MS. of this work, the vessel was wrecked near Whitehaven, when he held up his treasure above the water for five hours as he supported himself. Another elaborately adorned with military insignia, is to the memory of the Hon. Richard Murray ; it bears the family motto, "Furth Fortune and fill the fetters" Conjugal happiness is commemorated in an inscription stating that John and Catherine Gelling enjoyed that blessing during sixty years, bringing up a large family "agreeable to the Apostle's rule, Ephes, vi. 4."

The churchyard contains seven Runic monuments, One in tho middle of the churchyard, raised upon a heap of stones, in in good prosorvation and decorated with characteristic figures; the inscription on ite edge states that "Thorlaf Neaki raised this cross to the momory of Fiak his son brother's son to Kabr." Another now near it, of similar character, is judged from its inscription to be of the 11th century, It runs thus-"Utr raised this cross to Froka his father, but Thorbiarn son , . ." the rest is broken off. In the Chronicon Mannie, a Norwegian Jarl named Utr or Otar was slain in an insurrection in 1008 ; this is therefore supposed to be his monument, A third stone, close at hand, was formerly a doorstep in the church, Its mutilated inscription is thus read- "Thur... raised this cross to Ufaig, son of Klinais," A fourth is a round-headed cross bearing knotwork and ourlous figures, but without any inscription, There is another of blue flagstone much worn, having been a stepping-stone over the stile. There are two others, one near the church tower and one near the inscribed stones above. All are sculptured in the usual style.

A stone built into the wall near the churchyard is described by Waldron as the "Fairy Saddle", from its similarity to a saddle, "It seems to be loose on the top of the rock, and the wise natives tell you that it is every night made use of by the fairies, but on what kind of horses I never could find any one who could inform me." This road is therefore called the "Saddle Road."

St. Brandon, to whom the church is traditionally ascribed, died in the Isle of Arran, 1066.

The NUNNERY.- This may be visited on the way to Kirk Braddan. Going from the bridge at the N. end of the harbour, along a road on the right, we soon find the iron gates and the fine avenue to the grounds surrounding this ancient foundation. Many assertions are current respecting it which are not only erroneous, but, indeed, amusingly in conflict with each other. That a religious house called the Priory existed here in 1408 and was dissolved by the Act of Henry VIII. 1536, and that its superior was called the Lady Prioress of Douglas, are well-supported historical facts. But that St. Bridget, in the time of St. Patrick, was its foundress, and that she lived, died, and was buried here, are statements resting on no better authority than the vague assertions that so - it is said", or "tradition affirms", etc. Much has been said about some ancient gravestones, vestiges of the original buildings, the convent bell, etc., for all which there is no evidence, The "convent bell,' which has been the subject of much poetical and other moralising, was found to be a modern Danish ship-bell, as this inscription upon it testifies- Die Frau Sophia von Flensburg, 1797 - (the Lady Sophia of Flensburg), which vessel was wrecked on Conister Rock early in this century. The following summary may suffice for a general comment on these fabrications :- "No vestigia of the Convent remain. There is not a single relic that can recall the idea of its existence, much less of magnificence or grandeur. Every feature is faded away. It is true there are walls covered with ivy ; it is true that the shade of trees diffuses around a kind of gloom congenial to monastic life, and that the surrounding scene is so solemn and romantic as to inspire the soothing melancholy connected with the ideas of a hallowed ground ; but it is equally true that the very remains are no more, and that the walls of the Convent, like the lives of its pious inhabitants, are as 'the path of an arrow' closed up and lost." [For elaborate and trenchant criticism on the Early Histories of the Island, see Rev. Theo. Talbot's Investigations.]

Happily the dissolution of all these imaginative views of the ancient character of the convent need not deprive us of the pleasure of its loveliness, or of romantic specu- lations upon ite original services or splendour.

Although the date of the chapel is unknown, its masonry and style show that it was not a part of the ancient convent, It was probably a private chapel erected after James I. had given the estate to William Earl of Derby, 1610.

The Nunnery is the residence of Major Goldie Taubman, Spcaker of the House of Keys. The mansion is modern, but the ivy and general surroundings, together with its historical associations, give it a venerable old-world aspect. Altogether, its well-wooded park, gentle slopes, its lake and avenues, make up a very beautiful and pleasing scene.

A tall obelisk in the grounds is thus inscribed- "Erected by public subscription in memory of Brigadier- General Thomas Leigh Goldie of the Nunnery, Lieutenant-Colonel of Her Majesty's 57th Regiment. He commanded a Brigade of the British army in the Crimea, and fell in the battle of Inkermann, Nov. 5, 1854, in the 47th year of his age. Post funera virtus (Valour is acknowledged after death)."The cannon at its base was one then taken from the Russians. A small lake surrounded by rhododendrons, and another avenue beside a stream, are pleasing features of the scene.

Crossing the railway to Castletown we reach a tribu- tary of the river Douglas; a lane near the resting-places provided here opens into the Peel Road, from which we may either return to Douglas or follow a footpath to the junction of the rivers Dhoo and Glas, which thus form the Douglas, Passing the group of neat cottages called Spring Valley, we find the Saddle Road to Kirk Braddan.

The CEMETERY. When near Kirk Braddan on the Peel Road, there is a hill on the right, on which is the cemetery. There are many epitaphs, interesting especially from their frequent reference to a maritime life and its vicissitudes. Protestants, Episcopalians and Nonconformists, and Roman Catholics are laid side by side indiscriminately. Among the memorials of the dead the following are remarkable :-

One little headstone bears only E. On another "Poor Alfred" marks the grave of a sailor, aged 24, drowned in Douglas Bay. One to the memory of John Luff, a Wesleyan local preacher, was erected by his religious brethren. A single grave bears the appeal- "Of your charity pray for the soul of Sarah Fisher". A stone commemorates Lieutenant George Brown Gelling of Charleston, S. Carolina, killed at the siege of Petersburgh, June 1864. The next records the tomb of the painter John Martin, born 1789, died at Douglas 1854. An inscription on the gravestone of Catherine Stowell of Douglas expresses her request that this grave shall never be opened after her interment. A Welsh inscription is to this effect- "Oh, pretty child! He came to our earth to taste the bitter draught, but would not drink. Smiling he flew on high to join the pure seraphim." There are also memorials of Vice-Admiral Henry Higman; Lieutenant-Colonel Murray ; George Evans Curphey, who died at Taranaki, New Zealand; Henry M. Fothergill, who died of typhus fever contracted in the diligent performance of his duties as surgeon of Douglas Hospital, aged 27 years. One to the memory of Harriet Booth, 1819, was the first stone raised in the cemetery.

Port SKILLION.-This sheltered nook has long been a favourite bathing-place for gentlemen ; it may be reached by a ferry-boat from the pier, or by a pleasant walk round the head of the harbour. It is now one of the best swimming-baths in the kingdom,- There are stone platforms, and dressing-rooms with adequate shelter. It was completed by Mr. Robert Archer, Draper, and the late Mr. Thomas Richards. The charge for dressing-box and drawers is threepence.

The general bathing-ground, where the machines are stationed, is north of the Iron Pier as far as Castle Mona,

The Lighthouse, erected about 50 years since, is a substantial structure, throwing a light about 15m. It may be reached from Port Skillion.

SHORT WALKS AROUND DOUGLAS.

Starting from the Iron Pier, we pass a succession of handsome terraces facing the sea, when at the Queen's Hotel, crossing the steep Burnt Mill Hill, and keeping Strathallan and the Victoria Tower on the left, we reach Derby Castle pleasure-grounds. Crossing the stile on the right we soon find Port-e-Vadda, from which, or from Port Jack a little farther on, we can ascend the cliff. Here is a very fine view, not only of Douglas in all its details, but southward as far as S. Barrule, with the other central heights.

To reach the Victoria Tower we pass through a field leading to the road by the grounds. To the usual amusements a Camera Obscura is added. The charge for admission is 4d, Crossing the Burrit Mill Road we reach Bemahague, the Governor's residence. Near this, over Harper's Glen, is Heywood's Bridge, so named from a former Governor. It is also called Glencrutchery.

ONCHAN is very near this; or it may be reached from the shore by the cliffs, passing Little Head. The church is not large, and its architecture is simple. The Manx name is Kionedroghad. It is also called Conchan. Its services are much frequented by visitors from Douglas, a walk of 24 m. On the N. side of the churchyard are some Scandinavian monuments curiously carved, but without inscriptions. - Two others, as well as an old turret, are in a garden in the village. One of these has a Runic inscription, which has been translated- ". . . son of ... erected . .. cross to Mergiol his wife, mother of Hugigud, Hanku ... Athigrid ... Thurid engraved . runes... Jesus Christ." Many of the tombstones are interesting, especially as this church, like Ballure Chapel at Ramsey, is a burial-place for strangers. In the village is a garden of 15 acres, in which, besides strawberries, etc., there is a good collection of fine and rare shrubs and pines, and a pond covered with water-lilies, etc.

After visiting the places we have now described, the visitor will be easily able to make an agreeable diversity in his rambles. The following list of walks may further be noted :-
1. To the Asylum, the Racecourse, and back by Sir George's Bridge, crossing the Glas.

2. To Port Soderick, 3 m. S.on the Castletown Road, 2m. from Douglas,-there is a more pleasant footpath a little beyond the railway, passing Oakhill.

3. Past Braddan and the cemetery, a little beyond which is a step-stile; the Asylum and Racecourse being on the left, we descend into Tromode, where there is a mill employing 200 persons in making sailcloth, Passing Cronkbourne, the residence of Messrs. Moore, along the road by the river Glas as far as Port-e-Chee, we cross the road to Quarter Bridge and return to Douglas by Buck's Road. .

4. From the Strang, passing the Racecourse, along a shady road on the right the hamlet of Baldwin is reached, - Colden (1600) and Garraghan (1520) being on each side of the Glas Valley. A fine scene is presented if the road is followed for about a mile up to the pass between Colden ti Garraghan, which leads over the mountains by a wild but perfectly safe road to Greeba and the Peel road on the left ; to Glen Helen and the Rhenass Falls straight onward ; to Michael and Bishopscourt to the right. There are fine prospects from the mountain roads.

5. From Baldwin up a mountain road we find the new Church of St. Luke on the site of an old Treen Chapel, Kirk Abban, where the earlier Tynwald Courts were held.

From the Glen of Bholdin (Baldwin) we may ramble among secluded nooks, and after crossing a bridge over the Glas, and passing the asylum, return to Douglas.

Glen Helen, 10 m. from Douglas, 4 m. from Peel. This is one of the loveliest of Manx glens, and deservedly one of the most frequented. It is on the road between Douglas and Peel, It may be reached from St. John's Station by a road W, of Tynwald Hill, along the Rhenass stream to the mill ; then crossing a wooden bridge to the main road, There is an hotel, a rustic bridge, and a Swiss cottage at the entrance. From Kirk Michael there is a road passing Slieu Farrane and Little London to the Rhenass stream, The road to Cronk-y-Voddee is by Vaish Hill, Beary. The Rhenass river rises on Sartfell, near Little London. In a field at Eairy Mooar, near the Glen, is a very perfect stone circle.

The Spooyt Vane (White Spout) Waterfall lies about 2m. 8. of Kirk Michael, near Cronk Urleigh. It is a little way up Glen Mooar, near the sea, and well worth a visit. Glen Wyllin is within half a mile.