Burroo

Burroo is a hill in United Kingdom and has an elevation of 128 feet. Burroo is situated nearby to the hamlet Cregneash, as well as near the locality Towlfoggy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Calf of Man and Chicken Rock.

Calf of Man

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Calf of Man is an island off the southwest tip of the Isle of Man. It measures about one mile by one mile and is a wildlife reserve owned by Manx National Heritage. It has no permanent residents but in summer has a couple of bird wardens.

Chicken Rock

Island

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chicken Rock is an isolated rock and the southernmost island administered by the Isle of Man. Situated in the Irish Sea, it lies approximately 4.5 kilometres southwest of Spanish Head on the Manx mainland, and about 1 mile south of the Calf of Man.

Chicken Rock Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Chicken Rock Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse, located on Chicken Rock, an isolated island at the southern end of the Isle of Man. Completed in 1874, the 44-metre-high tower is constructed of tapered granite and was designed by David and Thomas Stevenson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cregneash and Towlfoggy.

Cregneash

Hamlet

Photo: RuthAS, CC BY 3.0.

Cregneash or Cregneish is a small village and tourist destination in the extreme south-west of the Isle of Man, about 1 mi from Port Erin. Most of the village is now part of a living museum run by Manx National Heritage. Cregneash is situated 2½ miles northeast of Burroo.