Whitestone Bank
The Whitestone Bank is a sand bank approximately 1 mi east of The Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. The Whitestone Channel separates the island from the bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Point of Ayre Low Light and Point of Ayre Lighthouse.
Point of Ayre Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Ayre Low Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Whitestone Bank.
Point of Ayre Lighthouse
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Point of Ayre Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse, sited at the Point of Ayre at the north-eastern end of the Isle of Man. It was designed and built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of prolific writer and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, under the Isle of Man and Calf of Man Lighthouses Act 1815 and was first lit in 1818, making it the oldest operational lighthouse on the island. Point of Ayre Lighthouse is situated 4 km northwest of Whitestone Bank.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bride and Andreas.
Bride
Village
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bride is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island in the sheading of Ayre. Bride is situated 5 km southwest of Whitestone Bank.
Andreas
Village
Photo: Harvey Milligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man, lying in the north of the island, 5 km from the island's second town, Ramsey. There is a large, and nowadays little used, airfield in the vicinity. Andreas is situated 9 km southwest of Whitestone Bank.
Ramsey
Photo: Sunshineramsey71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramsey is a port and beach resort on the northeast coast of the Isle of Man. It's about the island's closest point to England - Whitehaven is 36 miles northeast, so the port was historically important until Douglas developed.
Whitestone Bank
- Type: Bank
- Description: sand bank near the Isle of Man
- Categories: ocean bank and body of water
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point of Ayre and Strunakill Bank.
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