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The megalithic portal of Cashtal-yn-Ard, Maughold parish, Isle of Man. The ancient burial chamber known as ‘Cashtal-yn-Ard’ stands on the edge of a hill to the northeast of Glen Mona, just to the south of Cornaa in the parish of Maughold, and close to the eastern coastline of the Isle of Man. It is quite a large megalithic structure at 130 feet in length. The name "Cashtal-yn-Ard" is thought to mean "The Castle of the Heights". Situated on raised land near the coast, the site provides impressive views overlooking most of the parish of Maughold and across the sea to the Lake District. Cashtal-yn-Ard is a large, oblong shaped chambered cairn, of ‘Clyde-Carlingford’ type, dating from the late Neolithic Age – roughly between 1,800-2,000 BC. It covers a large area of 40m (131 ft) long and 14m (46 ft) wide, and it still has its outer kerb stones, horned forecourt, entrance and 5 burial chambers. It is roughly aligned west to east. A semi-circular forecourt of six stones at the western end gives access, through a portal of two large standing stones, to a burial chamber of five compartments, originally slab-roofed. The slabs of these burial chambers are angled inwards and some have jagged edges, but sadly all but one of the roof-slabs have been lost, although this long flat-slab might not be the original one. Here unburnt bones, pottery and flints were found. With its five chambers it's quite similar in structure to the largely intact Brlas Knap long barrow in Gloucestershire. East of the the burial chambers is a mound of earth and stones reddened and fused by heat, which archaeologists can't explain. The whole monument, apart from the forecourt, was originally covered by a massive oblong cairn 130 feet long. Some of the large standing stones at the entrance have been re-erected or replaced. However, its large earth or stone mound, has gone – the stones now lost to local walls and farm buildings. The monument is very well-preserved and is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the British Isles. (presso Maughold)

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Tynwald Day Special: Maughold of Man

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Our sixth Celtic Month piece celebrates Tynwald Day, the national day of the Isle of Man, which is on July 5th. Remember to pet a Manx cat.

Before you read what the piece means to me, share what it means to _you_. I’m just the artist; you’re the beholder.

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The Isle of Man, also sometimes spelled Mann, is a little Gaelic nation in the Irish Sea; the Manx language is closely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic. The language became extinct with the death of its last native speaker in 1974; but revival is in progress, and many people have learned the language since that time with the help of the materials he left behind.

I know of no better Manx story than the origin of Man’s patron saint, St. Maughold of Man; called, in Latin, Maccaldus.

According to the tale, Maughold was a young Irish prince and leader of a gang of ne’er-do-wells during the time when St. Patrick was teaching Christianity in Ireland. One time, he and his companions tried to make a fool of St. Patrick by putting a live man under a shroud and begging St. Patrick to revive him. St. Patrick came and placed his hand on the man, but nothing happened; and after he went away, they discovered that the man under the shroud was dead.

They caught up to St. Patrick, apologized to him, and begged him to come back and revive the man for real; which St. Patrick did, and the man was risen back to life.

After that, the youths all asked to be baptized as Christians; and after baptizing them, St. Patrick admonished Maughold for leading his followers into ill deeds. To make things right, St. Patrick told him he must set to sea in a tiny wicker-boat (a coracle, scarcely larger than its occupant), without any oars, and abandon himself to the will of God.

Maughold did so; and he was conducted safely to the shores of Man; they say, at the place that became known as Maughold Head. He lived in a cave for many years, and went on to become the successor to Romuil and Conindri (in Latin, Romulus and Conindrus), the disciples Patrick had previously sent to teach Christianity to the Manx people.

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Taking a boat trip around the coast. #iom #isleofman #maughold #lighthouse

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The view to Maughold as seen from Clay Head, Isle of Man

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Maughold was beautiful today :)

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Isola di Man: un incontro nel mare tra Celti e Vichinghi

Isola di Man: un incontro nel mare tra Celti e Vichinghi

Quella che vi voglio raccontare è la storia di un pezzo dell’Isola di Man.
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