Contrary Head

Contrary Head is a cape in , . Contrary Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Phil Catterall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include House of Manannan and Knockaloe Internment Camp.

Museum
Photo: FinnWikiNo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a museum in in the . It is named after the "great mythological sea god" Manannan and covers the island's Celtic, Viking, and Maritime history.

Archaeological site
was a WWI internment camp on the Isle of Man, at Knockaloe Farm in the parish of Patrick, near , which housed 23,000 prisoners-of-war and 3,000 guards between 1914 and 1919.

Museum
Photo: Sic19, CC0.
The is a in , 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.

Village
Photo: Manx James, CC0.
is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the . 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 is now covered by part of the town of .

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
is a small fishing port and beach resort on the west coast of the . Its main attraction is the castle, occupying an islet linked by road. In 2021 had a population of about 5700.

Village
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a glen and a small village on the west coast of the , 2+1⁄2 miles south of . The village is connected to Peel by a bus service.

Contrary Head

Latitude
54.21125° or 54° 12′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.71849° or 4° 43′ 7″ west
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9C6Q676J+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10145032845
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3042250
Wiki­data ID
Q26715126
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Satellite Map

Discover Contrary Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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