Southcape Halt
South Cape Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the easterly section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Isle of Man, the UK
- Also known as: “South Cape Halt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include King Orry’s Grave and Minorca Halt.
King Orry’s Grave
Archaeological site
Photo: James Qualtrough, CC BY 2.0.
King Orry's Grave is the largest megalithic tomb on the Isle of Man. It is situated in Minorca, in the northern part of the village of Laxey, partly in a private cottage garden. King Orry’s Grave is situated 760 metres north of Southcape Halt.
Minorca Halt
Railway stop
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minorca Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Minorca Halt is situated 540 metres north of Southcape Halt.
Laxey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laxey Railway Station is an interchange station in the village of Laxey on the east coast of the Isle of Man. It is the principal intermediate station on the Manx Electric Railway as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. Laxey railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Southcape Halt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laxey and Ballabeg.
Laxey
Photo: Bill Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laxey is a small and very touristy village on the Isle of Man - 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.
Ballabeg
Locality
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
There are about eight small places on the Isle of Man with the name Ballabeg. The name Ballabeg 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.
Agneash
Hamlet
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Agneash is a small village in the Isle of Man, 1.9 kilometres by road north of Laxey. Agneash Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857. Agneash is situated 2½ km north of Southcape Halt.
Southcape Halt
- Categories: railway station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2247° or 54° 13′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.39486° or 4° 23′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C6Q6JF4+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1494298744OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltWikidata ID
Q7566508
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In Other Languages
“Southcape Halt” goes by many names.
- French: “South Cape”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laxey Methodist Church and Laxey A.F.C..
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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 “Southcape Halt”. Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.