Minorca Halt
Minorca Halt is a railway stop in Laxey, Isle of Man. Minorca Halt is situated nearby to Laxey Methodist Church, as well as near the archaeological site Neolithic tomb.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Minorca Halt and King Orry’s Grave.
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.
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 220 metres north of Minorca 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 710 metres northwest of Minorca Halt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agneash and Ballabeg.
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.
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.
Hailwood’s Height
Locality
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hailwood's Height, preceded by Hailwood's Rise, is situated between the 31st and 32nd Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the A18 Snaefell Mountain Road in the parishes of Lezayre and Lonan in the Isle of Man. Hailwood’s Height is situated 5 km west of Minorca Halt.
Minorca Halt
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Laxey, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2296° or 54° 13′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.39521° or 4° 23′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6Q6JH3+RWOpenStreetMap ID
node 4344094329OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=halt
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Highlights include Laxey Methodist Church and Neolithic tomb.
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