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Southwest trail/Sheear yiass raad
Rushen Abbey/Abban Rushen
The village of Ballasalla/Balley ne Shellee named from Gaelic 'Place of the Willow Tree' is largely built from the remains of Rushen Abbey which was built in the 1100's. More on Rushen Abbey/Abban Rushen
Castle Rushen/Cashtal Rushen
Castletown/Balla Cashtal was once the capital of the Isle of Man and is dominated by the superb fortress of Castle Rushen home to the Kings and Lords of Mann for many centuries. More on Castle Rushen/Cashtal Rushen
Hango Hill
Ancient place of execution. Here, Illiam Dhone a National hero to Manx people was shot on the 2nd of January 1663 for his part in the Manx rising of 1651. The ruins are those of a late 17th century summerhouse known as Mount Strange. More on Hango Hill
St Michael's Chapel/Keill Michael
St Michael's Chapel is a Celtic-Norse twelfth century chapel built on the site of an earlier Celtic Keill. The remains of the chapel are located on the south of St Michael's Isle/Ellan Noo Mael. More on St Michael's Chapel/Keill Michael
Derby Fort
Derby Fort is a seventeenth century round fort constructed during the English Civil War. It is located on St Michael's Isle to the north of St Michael's Chapel. More on Derby Fort
Balladoole
There are three monuments on this site:
- The Viking Ship Burial from around 850 AD to 950 AD.
- Keeill Vael-is an ancient Keeill (chapel) from about 900 AD to 1000 AD.
- Balladoole Hill Fort
The Ballaqueeney Cross/Crosh Ballaqueeney
This is the tallest of the Manx Crosses. The cross-slab was once covered with carvings typical of the Viking age and is thought to be the work of the sculptor Gaut about 900-950 A.D. More on Crosh Ballaqueeney/The Ballaqueeney Cross
Cregneash/Creneash
A small village set on the Mull Hills above Spanish Head. Until the start of the 1900's, the village had hardly been touched by technology. Now a living museum dedicated to preserving the traditional way of life. More on Cregneash/Creneash
Cronk Karran
A Neolithical stone circle which is either a burial circle or hut circle. More on Cronk Karran
Calf of Man/yn Cholloo
Calf of Man/yn Cholloo covers an area of about a square mile and is off the southwest of the Isle of Man from which it is separated by a stretch of water about 700 yards wide called the Calf Sound/yn Cheyllys. More on Calf of Man/yn Cholloo
Meayll Circle
Also known as Mull Circle, the site is a megalithic chambered tomb covering an 18 metre diameter circle. There are six pairs of graves thought to date from the late Neolithical or early Bronze Age. The site has seen a long history from the Neolithic to Medieval times. More on Calf of Man/yn Cholloo
Cronk Howe Mooar
Also known as Fairy Hill, the site is possibly an artificial hill with remains of a stone faced structure on the top, 35 ft. high with a ditch around the base. Possibly one of the timber forts constructed in about 11AD. More on Cronk Howe Mooar