THE

ISLE OF MAN NEW GUIDE

BEING A HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL
ACCOUNT OF ITS
PAST AND PRESENT STATE; INTENDED FOR THE USE OF TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS,

AND OF THOSE WHO,

Visiting this fine Island as Sea-Bathing Quarters, or as A cheap, pleasant, and convenient Marine Residence, are desirous of a succinct Description of it.

BY H. R. OSWALD, F.A.S.

"Health in the breeze, retirement in the vale ;
Where moderation dwells, bath'd in the tide
Of vigorous ocean."

THIRD EDITION,

EMBELLISHED WITH A FRONTISPIECE, MAP, FOUR LITHOGRAPHIC VIEWS, AND NUMEROUS WOOD ENGRAVINGS.

Douglas

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY G. JEFFERSON, DUKE-STREET.

[1831]

Introduction

VIEWS AND ENGRAVINGS.

VIEW Of DOUGLAS	Frontispiece
Map Of The Island	1
Antediluvian Elk	33
King William's College,	40
Manks Arms.	54
Original Coins.	55
Douglas Light-House..	60
Douglas Daily And Sunday School	64
Douglas Old Fort	85
Castle Rushen.	88
Peel Castle	98
St. Germain's Cathedral.	99
Tynwald Mount.	109
Bishop's Court	107
St. Maughold's Cross	114
Lonan Cloven Stones.	119

CONTENTS.

INTERIOR OF THE COUNTRY.
HISTORY.
Prefatory Observations	1
Dano-Norwegian Line of Kings	6
The Scottish Government	12
The English Government	13
The House of Atholl	18
GEOGRAPHY,
Situation-Face of the Country	24
Name	26
Mountains	27
Rivers	28
Tides	29
Mines and Minerals	30
Natural Curiosities	32
Climate	31
Towns and Population	38
Religion	39
Education	40
Superstition	41
Agriculture	. -
Animals.	42
Birds, &c.	43
Fishes..	44
Trade, &c	45
Government, &c	46
Members of the Legislature	50
Constituted Authorities	51
Revenue	. 52
Antiquities	53
Armoreal Ensign	. -
Coinage and Currency	54
TOPOGRAPHY.
Harbours, Heads, and Bays	6
Point of Ayre
Ramsey Bav.	57
Maughold Head- Cornay,the Doon,and Laxey	58
Clay Head and Banks's How.	-
Douglas Bay and Head	59
Port Soderick	60
Greenack and Languess.	61
Derbyhaven Bay	62
Langnes Point	-
Castletown Bay	63
Paort-le-Mary	64
Spanish head and the Calf of Man	-
Port Erin Bay	65
Brada Head and Dauby	66
Contrary Head and Peel hill	-
Peel Bay and Jurby Point	-
INTERCOURSE WITH THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES	68
Douglas	72
The Public Baths	73
The Market	-
Amusements.	76
The Pier	78
Environs	-
Excursions	84
Castletown	87
The Chasms.	91
Barrows, Fairy- Hill, &c	93
Kirk Arburgh, or Arbory	94
Derhyhaven	95
Excursion to Peel	97,98
Excursion to Ramsey, by Bishop's Court	101
Douglas to Kirk Michael, by St. John's.	101
Kirk Michael	106
Bishop's Court..	107
Ballaugh, Lezayre, &c.	108
Ramsey	110
Environs	111
Kirk Maughold	113
By Laxey to Douglas	114
Laxey.	118
Excursion to Snafield	119
APPENDIX.
Table of Distances-News-Room-Newspapers	121
Libraries-Board and Lodgings-Principal Inns.	122
House Rent-Packets, Traders-Steam Packet Agents-Fares of Boats	123
Fare; of Conveyance-Value of Land, Rental, Wages,Prices of Cattle-Market Prices.	121
Market Prices, &c &c.	135




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