Maughold Head
Maughold Head is the easternmost point of the Isle of Man and the closest point in the Isle of Man to England, being 50 kilometres from St. Bees Head in Cumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andy Radcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maughold Head Lighthouse and Kirk Maughold Parish Church.
Maughold Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maughold Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse, located on the headland of the same name at the southern end of Ramsey Bay on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man. Completed in 1914, it was designed by David A and Charles Stevenson.
Ballafayle Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballafayle Cairn is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maughold and Port e Vullen.
Maughold
Village
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maughold is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is named for St Maughold, the island's patron saint. It is located on the east of the island in the sheading of Garff.
Ballure
Locality
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballure is a small hamlet about 0.75 mile southeast of Ramsey on the Isle of Man. A stop on the Manx Electric Railway which runs through it is the Ballure Halt station.
Maughold Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland and easternmost point of the Isle of Man
- Category: landform
- Location: Maughold, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.29788° or 54° 17′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.31247° or 4° 18′ 45″ westElevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
9C6Q7MXQ+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 4844237432OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Maughold Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maughold Head”
- Manx: “Kione Maghal”
- Polish: “Maughold Head”
- Polish: “Przylądek Maughold Head”
- Portuguese: “Maughold Head”
- Swedish: “Maughold Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gob ny Skey and Gob ny Strona.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maughold Head and Old Lime Kiln.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maughold Head”. Photo: Andy Radcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.