Contrary Head
Contrary Head is a cape in Patrick, Isle of Man. Contrary Head is situated nearby to the locality Cabbyl-ny-lord, as well as near Creag Vollan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include House of Manannan and Knockaloe Internment Camp.
House of Manannan
Museum
Photo: FinnWikiNo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The House of Manannan is a museum in Peel in the Isle of Man. It is named after the "great mythological sea god" Manannan and covers the island's Celtic, Viking, and Maritime history.
Knockaloe Internment Camp
Archaeological site
Knockaloe Internment Camp was a WWI internment camp on the Isle of Man, at Knockaloe Farm in the parish of Patrick, near Peel, which housed 23,000 prisoners-of-war and 3,000 guards between 1914 and 1919.
Leece Museum
Museum
The Leece Museum is a museum in Peel, Isle of Man established in 1984. It is dedicated to the local history of Peel. The museum is housed in the Old Courthouse, a building dating back to the early 1700s that originally served as the town’s courthouse and jail until the late 19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patrick and Peel.
Patrick
Village
Photo: Manx James, CC0.
Patrick is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located on the west of the island in the sheading of Glenfaba. Administratively, a small part of the area of the historic parish of Patrick is now covered by part of the town of Peel.
Peel
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Peel is a small fishing port and beach resort on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Its main attraction is the castle, occupying an islet linked by road. In 2021 Peel had a population of about 5700.
Glen Maye
Village
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glen Maye is a glen and a small village on the west coast of the Isle of Man, 2+1⁄2 miles south of Peel. The village is connected to Peel by a bus service.
Contrary Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Patrick, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.21125° or 54° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.71849° or 4° 43′ 7″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9C6Q676J+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 10145032845OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Contrary Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Contrary Head”
- Swedish: “Contrary Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cabbyl-ny-lord and Creag Vollan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corrins Tower and Corrins Hill.
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