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King Orry’s Grave

King Orry's Grave is the largest megalithic tomb on the . It is situated in Minorca, in the northern part of the village of , partly in a private cottage garden.
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Photo: James Qualtrough, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Minorca Halt and Laxey railway station.

Railway stop
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is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the . is situated 220 metres south of King Orry’s Grave.

Railway station
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is an interchange station in the village of on the east coast of the . It is the principal intermediate station on the Manx Electric Railway as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. is situated 580 metres west of King Orry’s Grave.

Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was originally constructed to serve the 's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in . The 19 in gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only remaining railway tunnel under the 3 ft gauge Victorian Manx Electric Railway and the main A2 to coast road. is situated 630 metres northwest of King Orry’s Grave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agneash and Ballabeg.

Hamlet
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the , 1.9 kilometres by road north of . Primitive Methodist Chapel opened in 1857.

Locality
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There are about eight small places on the with the name . The name 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.

Locality
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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 and Lonan in the . is situated 5 km west of King Orry’s Grave.

King Orry’s Grave

Latitude
54.23145° or 54° 13′ 53″ north
Longitude
-4.3964° or 4° 23′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C6Q6JJ3+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8638069104
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1742056
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“King Orry’s Grave” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奧里國王墓”
  • Dutch: “King Orry’s Grave”
  • German: “King Orry’s Grave”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Neolithic tomb and Laxey Association Football Club and Community Centre.

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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 “King Orry’s Grave”. Photo: James Qualtrough, CC BY 2.0.