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Sunday 24 January 2010
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Peloponnese
The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. The peninsula is divided among three distinct peripheries of modern Greece: most of the Peloponnese and parts of the West Greece and Attica peripheries.
Greece's Peloponnese: The Sanctuary of Olympia
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Greece's Peloponnese: The Sanctuary of Olympia
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Wednesday 13 January 2010
Monday 11 January 2010
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Port Erin (Manx: Purt Çhiarn) is a town in the south of the Isle of Man.
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The name means either "iron port" or "lord's port". The outer breakwater, visible at low tide only, was an abandoned project constructed in 1863 using the Port Erin Breakwater Railway and saw the first steam locomotive used on the island; a severe storm of 1884 later destroyed the breakwater and it was never rebuilt. Today, a marker buoy shows the extent of the breakwater and the land end is still clearly discernible.
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Riana Ranks at the Iron Hotel
The name means either "iron port" or "lord's port". The outer breakwater, visible at low tide only, was an abandoned project constructed in 1863 using the Port Erin Breakwater Railway and saw the first steam locomotive used on the island; a severe storm of 1884 later destroyed the breakwater and it was never rebuilt. Today, a marker buoy shows the extent of the breakwater and the land end is still clearly discernible.
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Sunday 10 January 2010
Saturday 9 January 2010
Piel Castle
Piel Castle also known as Fouldry (or Fouldrey) Castle, is situated on the south-eastern point of Piel Island, 1 km off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula, protecting the deep water harbour of Barrow-in-Furness in north west England.
A wooden tower was built on the island in 1212, when King John allowed the monks of Furness Abbey to store provisions there. The abbey engaged in much trade through Piel Harbour and further fortified the site soon after the Scottish invasions of 1316 and 1322. In 1327 Edward III gave Furness Abbey a license to crenellate the tower and a motte and bailey castle was built. It was dismantled in 1403 but then partly rebuilt some years later. However it was in ruins by the 16th century. Some renovations took place in the mid-19th century.
The castle was a concentric fortification with a keep and three towers surrounded by a ditch. A well preserved keep and two baileys remain today. It is managed by English Heritage.
Piel Castle is sometimes confused with Peel Castle, located on the Isle of Man, some thirty miles to the west. This often occurs in reference to the William Wordsworth poem that describes Piel, but is based upon a spelling of the Castle as 'Peele'.
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St Patrick's Isle
St Patrick's Isle (Manx: Ellan Noo Perick) is a small island off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, largely occupied by Peel Castle and noted for its attractive and relatively well preserved historic castle ruins. These ruins include St Patrick's Church and an Irish-style round tower, St German's Cathedral, and the more recent residence of Lords of Mann. The ancient cathedral was left to decay in the 18th century, never to be rebuilt.
The islet is now a tourist site within the castle walls. There is a public walk around the outside of the castle, which lines the coastal edge of the islet. It is connected to the town of Peel on the Isle of Man by a causeway over Fenella Beach. In addition to the historic ruins, the island is partially a sealife sanctuary.
The island's steep and rocky edges made it an ideal defensive outpost. It is said to be the place where St Patrick first set foot in the Isle of Man and was consequently named after him.
St. Patrick's Isle was originally referred to as Inis (or Ynnys) Patraic in Manx.
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Greeba Castle
Greeba Castle is a large house in the Isle of Man. It was the home of Hall Caine, the novelist from 1896 to his death in 1931. It gives its name to the adjacent point on the Isle of Man TT course.
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Ramsey
Ramsey (Manx: Rhumsaa) is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of the main points of communication with Scotland. Ramsey is also known as 'Royal Ramsey' due to royal visits from Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1847 followed by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1907.
The Albert Tower was built to commemorate the royal visit of Prince Albert on the 20th of September, 1847. Prince Albert climbed to the top of the hill where he viewed the surrounding town of Ramsey and the northern plain. The hill was renamed Albert Mount and a year later the tower's foundation was laid. The tower is made of granite and rises 45 feet (14 m) high, and stands as a landmark not only for the town of Ramsey, but also for the Isle of Man.
The name of the town derives from the Old Norse for 'Garlic River' or 'Garlic Island'. Despite the origins of the name, there is no island currently in the River Sulby.
Castle Rushen
Castle Rushen historic capital, (Manx: Cashtal Rushen) is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man'sCastletown in the south of the island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east. The castle is amongst the best examples of medieval castles on the British Isles, and is still in use as a court house, museum and educational centre.
Geography of Castletown
Geography of Castletown
The town lies on the north-western side of Castletown Bay. The opposite shore of the bay is the west coast of the Langness Peninsula. To the north-east is Ballasalla, to the north-west the village of Ballabeg and to the west Port St Mary and Port Erin. The A3 road connects Castletown with Ramsey and the A5 road (also known as New Castletown Road) connects the town with Douglas to the north-east and Port Erin to the west. The A25 road (also known as Old Castletown Road) was the historical route to Douglas and is now bypassed by the A5. The southern end of the Millennium Way long-distance footpath is at Castletown.
Castletown is in the south of the ireland.
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The town lies on the north-western side of Castletown Bay. The opposite shore of the bay is the west coast of the Langness Peninsula. To the north-east is Ballasalla, to the north-west the village of Ballabeg and to the west Port St Mary and Port Erin. The A3 road connects Castletown with Ramsey and the A5 road (also known as New Castletown Road) connects the town with Douglas to the north-east and Port Erin to the west. The A25 road (also known as Old Castletown Road) was the historical route to Douglas and is now bypassed by the A5. The southern end of the Millennium Way long-distance footpath is at Castletown.
Castletown is in the south of the ireland.
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Castletown
Castletown (Manx: Balley Chashtal, pronounced [ˈbalʲə ˈxaʃtʲəl]) is a town geographically within the Malew parish of the Isle of Man but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it is the former Manx capital.
Castletown is the former capital of the Isle of Man and site of Tynwald and can trace its roots back to 1090. The town has narrow streets and small fishing cottages. Fishing boats still continue to go out to fish from the harbour. Commercial traffic to the port ended in the 1970s, although there has been an ongoing expansion of finance and industrial businesses in the area.
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Castletown is the former capital of the Isle of Man and site of Tynwald and can trace its roots back to 1090. The town has narrow streets and small fishing cottages. Fishing boats still continue to go out to fish from the harbour. Commercial traffic to the port ended in the 1970s, although there has been an ongoing expansion of finance and industrial businesses in the area.
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Peel
Peel (Manx: Purt ny hInshey – Port of the Island) is a town on the Isle of Man, in the parish of German. It is often called the only "city" because it is the home of the island's cathedral. It is the third largest town on the island after Douglas and Ramsey and the fourth largest settlement as Onchan has the second largest population, though it is classified as a village. Peel is also a House of Keys constituency.
Peel
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Peel
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Isle of Man
The Isle of Man (pronounced /ˈmæn/; Manx: Ellan Vannin, pronounced [ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn]), or Mann (Manx: Mannin, [ˈmanɪn]), is a self-governing British Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.
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As well as the main island of Mann itself, the Isle of Man includes some nearby small islands: the seasonally inhabited Calf of Man; Chicken Rock on which stands an unmanned lighthouse; and St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle, both connected to the mainland by permanent roads/causeways.
The Isle of Man is located in the middle of the northern Irish Sea, approximately equidistant from the islands of Britain and Ireland. In the context of Britain, the island lies closest to Scotland followed by England and then Wales.
The Isle is 52 kilometres long and 22 kilometres wide at its widest point. It has an area of around 572 square kilometres.
Hills in the north and south are bisected by a central valley. The extreme north is exceptionally flat, consisting mainly of deposits built up by deposition from glacial advances from western Scotland during colder times. There are more recently deposited shingle beaches at the Point of Ayre. The island has only one mountain higher than 600 metres, Snaefell, with a height of 2,037 ft.isle of man castle
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