Conister Rock

St Mary's Isle is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. Prior to 1832 the rock was the property of the Quane family until John Quane, Attorney General of the Isle of Man, presented the rock to Sir William Hillary, in his capacity as President of the Isle of Man District of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to build the Tower of Refuge.

Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Island
Description: island in United Kingdom
Also known as: “Saint Mary’s Rock” and “St Mary’s Isle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manx Museum and Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man.

Manx Museum

Museum

Photo: FinBjo, Public domain.

The Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man is the national museum of the Isle of Man. It is run by Manx National Heritage. The museum covers 10,000 years the history of the Isle of Man from the Stone Age to the modern era.

Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man

Theater building

The Gaiety Theatre and Opera House is a theatre in Douglas, Isle of Man which together with the Villa Marina forms the VillaGaiety complex. The Gaiety is situated on Harris Promenade, overlooking the sea and adjacent to the Villa Gardens, Arcade and Butts.

Derby Castle Terminus

Railway station

Photo: Gordonastill, GFDL.

Derby Castle Terminus is the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway. It is located on the north side of Douglas, Isle of Man; Douglas Station on the Isle of Man Railway is located on the south side of town, with the MER station being termed "Derby Castle" to differentiate between the two.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Onchan and Union Mills.

Onchan

Village

Photo: KGGucwa, CC BY 3.0.

Onchan is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.

Union Mills

Village

Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan on the A1, the primary road which connects Douglas and Peel in the Isle of Man, close to the River Dhoo.