Talk by John Watterson describing a coastal walk around Spanish Head from Port St Mary to the Sound
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Date(s): 1992
Creator(s): unknown
Scope & Content: Track 1: John Watterson on a coastal walk from Port St Mary to the Sound. He talks about the lintel quarry at Spanish Head and where the lintels were used; old cliffside soil cave and limpet shells; hidden lead shaft, smelting in Port St Mary and an unearthed heavy pig iron; stalagmites and stalactites in cave near Burroo Ned; memorial stone and rescue of French sailors; unique type of grass by sea side; soldiers at the parade; powerful current at the Sound; visiting Calf of Man and its roads, buildings, lighthouses and landing stages; anecdote about healthy water; bringing Loughtan sheep and cattle to Calf of Man; ships travelling through the Sound; how rabbits made renting Calf of Man profitable; the bird sanctuary; travelling from Sound Café to Port St Mary by car with Jack; Cregneash - the houses, trades, dancing girls and photogenic sheep and the impact of the telephone; landmarks visible from The Howe and the catwalk in Port St Mary; landmarks visible from the Point; the limestone quarry and use of limestone; the old rope works and the yachting pool in Port St Mary; landmarks visible on way to Kallow Point and Perwick Bay; visiting Glen Chass as a boy, Manx language, tea and goats; old lead mine at Collooway.
Track 2: John talks about the tunnel at Traie Vane and angling in Perwick Bay; the various seabirds and how they are nesting along the coast; the Chasms; wind in Bay Stacka; the druid circle; lightning at the Chasms House and meeting friends for story telling; the times of watch and ward; stepping stones in Rheboeg; the buggane at Black Head and why fishermen would drink to his health; landmarks visible from Spanish Head; anecdote about Mr Bushell’s bath; chicken rock lighthouse, lighthouses on Calf of Man and where the keepers live; the landing places on the Calf of Man and how to get there; birds on Kitterland and changing currents; ladder on Thousla Rock; and the rescue of French sailors.
Language: English
Extent: 1 hr. 3 min. 47 sec.
Item name: cassette tape
Collection: Sound Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: SA 0381
Subject tags : #UOSH