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.- Island
- Description: island in United Kingdom
- Also known as“Saint Mary’s Rock”“St Mary’s Isle”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manx Museum and Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man.
Manx Museum
The Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man is the national museum of the Isle of Man.
Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man
Theater building
The Gaiety Theatre and Opera House is a theatre…
Great Union Camera Obscura
The Great Union Camera Obscura was built during the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onchan and Union Mills.
Onchan
Onchan is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man.
Union Mills
Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan…
Douglas Head
Douglas Head is a rocky point on the Isle of Man overlooking Douglas Bay and harbour.
Conister Rock
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Latitude
54.1504° or 54° 9′ 2″ north
Longitude
-4.4689° or 4° 28′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C6Q5G2J+5C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Conister Rock” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “聖瑪麗島 (曼島)”
- Chinese: “聖瑪麗島”
- Dutch: “Conister Rocks”
- Dutch: “St Mary’s Isle”
- Dutch: “Tower of Refuge”
- Japanese: “セント・メアリーズ島”
- Manx: “Creg Voirrey”
- Manx: “Kione y Sker”
- Swedish: “St Mary’s Isle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Church Road Marina Roundel and Douglas Head Industrial Estate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tower of Refuge and Victoria Pier.
Isle of Man: Highlights
Learn more about Castletown and Ramsey.
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