Old House of Keys

The Old House of Keys is the former meeting place of the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the 's parliament. It is located across the street from in , the former capital of the Isle of Man, in the south of the island.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: former meeting place of the lower house of Tynwald
  • Address: Parliament Square, Castletown, IM9 1LF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Rushen and Smelt Monument.

Museum
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is a medieval castle located in the 's historic capital, , in the south of the Island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east.

Monument
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The is a in built to commemorate the life of Cornelius Smelt, the first royally appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, who died in 1832.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hango Hill and Ronaldsway.

Locality
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is an historic mound on the coast road between and , parish, .

Locality
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is a settlement in the parish of in the south of the , between the village of and the town of .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of , . It is located on the isthmus connecting to the rest of the island, on the bay of the same name, and also on Castletown Bay on the other side of the isthmus.

Old House of Keys

Latitude
54.07341° or 54° 4′ 24″ north
Longitude
-4.65213° or 4° 39′ 8″ west
Wheelchair access
limited
Operator
Manx National Heritage
Open location code
9C6Q38FX+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100464798
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2018393
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Old House of Keys” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Old House of Keys”
  • German: “Old House of Keys”
  • Irish: “Seanteach an Cheathrair agus Fiche”
  • Irish: “Seanteach na nEochracha”
  • Irish: “Shenn-thie y Chiare as Feed”
  • Russian: “Старая Палата ключей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Police Station and St Marys Chapel, The Old Grammar School.

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