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Laxey Head

Laxey Head is a cape in . Laxey Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Laxey Old Road Halt and King Orry’s Grave.

Level crossing
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Laxey Old Road is a diminutive request-only stop on the northern side of the valley on the climb out of on the Manx Electric Railway on the , and serves the local community rather than visiting tourists.

Archaeological site
Photo: James Qualtrough, CC BY 2.0.
King Orry's Grave is the largest megalithic tomb on the . It is situated in Minorca, in the northern part of the village of , partly in a private cottage garden.

Railway stop
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Cape Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the easterly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laxey and Ballabeg.

Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small and very touristy village on the - its Great Wheel is an icon of the island. Laksaa in Manx means salmon, like the modern Scandinavian and German words, and the river descending steeply from Snaefell has a run of salmon.

Locality
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
There are about eight small places on the with the name . The name derives from the Manx Balley Beg which means small homestead; although the spelling is different, it is pronounced approximately the same as the English name.

Hamlet
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the , 1.9 kilometres by road north of . Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857.

Laxey Head

Latitude
54.22586° or 54° 13′ 33″ north
Longitude
-4.38642° or 4° 23′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C6Q6JG7+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10141404653
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3042214
Wiki­data ID
Q26715139
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Laxey Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Laxey Head”
  • Swedish: “Laxey Head”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bonner Corner and Gretchveg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laxey Methodist Church and Minorca Halt.

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