Snaefell Mine Waterwheel
Snaefell Mine Waterwheel is a building in Laxey, Isle of Man. Snaefell Mine Waterwheel is situated nearby to Great Laxey Mine Railway, as well as near Laxey railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Laxey Mine Railway and Laxey railway station.
Great Laxey Mine Railway
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey. 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 Douglas to Ramsey coast road.
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 150 metres south of Snaefell Mine Waterwheel.
Christ Church Laxey
Church
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 4 km west of Snaefell Mine Waterwheel.
Snaefell Mine Waterwheel
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, and industrial building
- Location: Laxey, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.23341° or 54° 14′ 0″ northLongitude
-4.40527° or 4° 24′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C6Q6HMV+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 335683665OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=waterwheelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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