THE LAND OF BRITAIN
The Report of The Land Utilisation Survey of Britain

EDITED BY L. DUDLEY STAMP, B.A., D.Sc.

Part 44

ISLE OF MAN

by

NORMAN PYE, B.A. with contributions by

ELWYN DAVIES, M.A., M.SC., PH.D.

CONTENTS

• I. Editorial Introduction
• II. An Outline of the Physical Background
  • A. Geology and Relief
  • B. Soils
  • C. Climate
• III. The Land Utilisation of the Isle of Man
  • A. Arable
  • B. Permanent Grass
  • C. Heathland, Moorland And Rough Pasture
  • D. Forest And Woodland
  • E. Land Agriculturally Unproductive
  • F. The Distribution Of Settlements
• IV. The Rural Economy of The Isle of Man
• V. Land Use Regions
• VI. The Evolution of the Present System of Land Utilisation
• Appendix

Figures

• Map
• Land Regions
• 1 - Relief of the Isle of Man
• 2 + 3 - Solid & Drift Geology
• 4 - Rainfall [in text]
• 5 - Map showing the Parishes of the Isle of Man.
• 6 - Heathland, Moorland & Rough Pasture.
• 7 - Settlement
• 8 - Geology and Settlement in the Northern Lowland
• 9 - [Crops]
• 10 - [Animals]

Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor HTML Transcription © F.Coakley , 2007