Manx National Glens
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Glen
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath."...
s in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
. The island country is renowned for its natural beauty and its "pocket sized" scenic natural glens.
All of these glens are to be found in wooded, steep river cuttings but the Isle of Man has more than 120 glens (in Manx
Manx language
Manx , also known as Manx Gaelic, and as the Manks language, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, historically spoken by the Manx people. Only a small minority of the Island's population is fluent in the language, but a larger minority has some knowledge of it...
, Glion or Glan), which will no doubt increase as research continues.
Glens
- Ballaglass Glen
- Ballure Walk
- Bishopscourt Glen
- Bradda Glen and Headland
- Colby Glen
- Dhoon Glen
- Elfin Glen & Claughbane Woods
- Glen Helen
- Glen MayeGlen Mayeleft|thumb|250px|Waterfall in Glen MayeGlen Maye is a small village on the west coast of the Isle of Man, just south of Peel....
- Glen Mooar
- Glen Wyllin
- Groudle GlenGroudle GlenGroudle, a glen on the outskirts of Onchan on the Isle of Man, is formed in a valley leading to the sea at the small port of the same name. It was a remote hamlet boasting only a handful of small cottages until linked to the Manx Electric Railway in 1893, at which time it was developed as a...
- Laxey Glen
- Lhergy Frissel
- Molly Quirk's Glen & Bibaloe Walk
- Port SoderickPort SoderickPort Soderick is a small hamlet to the south of Douglas, capital of the Isle of Man, once famed for its pleasure grounds and beach. In latter years there have been various attempts to rejuvenate the area, all of which have been unsuccessful to date...
- Silverdale Glen
By no means all glens are wooded and Glen Crammag running northwards from the B10 road into Sulby Reservoir at Crammag gives evidence of this.
To date, no name was found for the neighbour glen of Glen Crammag which runs from the well known Brandywell Corner down into Sulby Reservoir
Sulby Reservoir
Sulby Reservoir is the largest reservoir or lake in the Isle of Man. It is located in Sulby Glen near the source of the Sulby River, the longest river on the island. Sulby Reservoir is also about west of the summit of Snaefell, the island's highest peak. It is operated by the Isle of Man Water...
. This is also treeless.
The names of some well known glens are strangely not known to many Manx residents. So the glen where the world famous Fairy Bridge
Fairy Bridge
Fairy Bridge might refer to several locations in China, on the Isle of Man or one on the Isle of Skye.-Builiu River, China:Fairy Bridge is a Natural Bridge over the Buliu River northwest of Fengshan in Guangxi Province, China...
is located on the main A5 road to Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport
Isle of Man Airport , also known as Ronaldsway Airport and, in Manx, Purt Aer Vannin, is the main civilian airport on the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island at Ronaldsway near Castletown, southwest of Douglas, the island's capital. Along with the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, it is...
and the island's south. This is Ballalonna Glen which is named after the closest farmhouse.